African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5238

Full Length Research Paper

Characteristics of 32 Acinetobacter baumanni isolates co-harboring OXA-Carbapenemases and 16S rRNA methylase gene

Padde John Roberts
  • Padde John Roberts
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Beihua University, Jilin, 132013, PRC, China.
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Jama Suleiman Hassan
  • Jama Suleiman Hassan
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Beihua University, Jilin, 132013, PRC, China.
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Xiaohan Li
  • Xiaohan Li
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Beihua University, Jilin, 132013, PRC, China.
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Mingcheng Li*
  • Mingcheng Li*
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Beihua University, Jilin, 132013, PRC, China.
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  •  Received: 12 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 11 December 2015
  •  Published: 28 January 2017

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