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Genotypic and phenotypic applications for the differentiation and species-level identification of achromobacter for clinical diagnoses.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Gomila Margarita, Prince-Manzano Claudia, Svensson-Stadler Liselott, Busquets Antonio, Erhard Marcel, Martínez Deny L, Lalucat Jorge, Moore Edward R B
Abstract excerpt
The Achromobacter is a genus in the family Alcaligenaceae, comprising fifteen species isolated from different sources, including clinical samples. The ability to detect and correctly identify Achromobacter species, particularly A. xylosoxidans, and differentiate them from other phenotypically similar and genotypically related Gram-negative, aerobic, non-fermenting species is important for patients with cystic...
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