First isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Chromobacterium violaceum from oysters in Mexico

Introduction: Chromobacterium violaceum is a Gram-negative, facultative, anaerobic, non-sporing, fermentative and oxidase-positive coccobacillus. Human infections caused by Chromobacterium violaceum are infrequent. There are a few reported cases in several countries. Those infections appear after a...

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Main Authors: R. Berebichez-Fridman, S. Solano-Gálvez, N.I. Copitin-Niconova, J.A. Ruy-Díaz Reynoso, T. Barrientos-Fortes, R. Vázquez-López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2018-04-01
Series:Revista Médica del Hospital General de México
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0185106316301172