DNA fingerprinting of medically important microorganisms by use of PCR

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 174-184

  Van Belkum, Alex ^a,b  

^a REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOON; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0028314370     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CMR.7.2.174     Document Type: Review

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