Evaluation and application of an improved bacteriocin typing method for Klebsiella aerogenes.
Open Access
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 31 (1) , 16-21
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.31.1.16
Abstract
A bacteriocin typing method was evaluated using 200 strains of Klebsiella aerogenes, 93% of which fell into 11 distinct types. The typing technique was successfully applied to the monitoring and control of hospital cross-infection.Keywords
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