Genome sequences of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains from nosocomial outbreaks in Japan

Genome Announcements

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Suzuki, Masato ^a   Matsui, Mari ^a   Suzuki, Satowa ^a   Rimbara, Emiko ^a   Asai, Satomi ^b   Miyachi, Hayato ^b   Takata, Tohru ^c   Hiraki, Yoichi ^d   Kawano, Fumio ^d   Shibayama, Keigo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KUMAMOTO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

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EID: 84997646384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00476-13     Document Type: Article

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