Deoxyribonuclease-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis strains.
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چکیده
Use of the agar plate test for the enzyme deoxyribonucleate 3'-nucleotidohydrolase (deoxyribonuclease) can result in frequent misdiagnosis of Staphylococcus epidermidis as S. aureus.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied microbiology
دوره 20 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970