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. 1987 Mar;25(3):567–568. doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.3.567-568.1987

Modification of Grimont biotyping system for epidemiologic studies with nosocomial Serratia marcescens isolates.

J Sifuentes-Osornio, D H Gröschel
PMCID: PMC265994  PMID: 3553228

Abstract

A modification of the Grimont biotyping system for Serratia marcescens permitted the rapid testing of nosocomial strains by a plate-disk assimilation technique instead of with individual substrate tubes.

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