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Evaluation of a phenotypic scheme for identification of the 'butyrate-producing' Peptostreptococcus species.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Aug 2000
Wilson M J, Hall V, Brazier J, Lewis M A O
Abstract excerpt
Gram-positive anaerobic cocci (GPAC) are isolated from approximately one quarter of all infections involving anaerobic bacteria. However, studies of the significance of this group of pathogens have been hindered by an inadequate taxonomy and the lack of a valid identification scheme. In the present study, a phenotypic scheme for the identification of 'butyrate-producing' GPAC based on the analysis of volatile...
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