Detection of magA gene in Klebsiella spp. isolated from clinical samples

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 173-176

  Zamani, Alireza ^a   Mashouf, Rasoul Yousefi ^a   Namvar, Amir Morteza Ebrahimzadeh ^a   Alikhani, Mohammad Yousef ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacterial proteins; Drug resistance; Iran; Klebsiella

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; IRAN; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MUCOVISCOSITY ASSOCIATED GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84874510647     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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