Modified DNase tube test to detect DNase activity in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue PART12, 2012, Pages 1792-1794

  Neela, Vasanthakumari ^a   Thomas, Renjan ^a   Rankouhi, Seyedeh Zahra Rouhani ^a   Karunanidhi, Arunkumar ^a   Shueh, Chong Seng ^a   Hamat, Rukman Awang ^a   van Belkum, Alex ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LETTER; MODIFIED DNASE TUBE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ENZYME ASSAYS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 84869412395     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.049403-0     Document Type: Letter

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