Multilocus sequence typing: A new method and the first results in the genotyping of bacteria

Russian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 481-487

  Platonov, A E ^a   Shipulin, G A ^a   Platonova, O V ^a  

^a N N BLOKHIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF ONCOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0013306266     PISSN: 10227954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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