Evaluation of the relatedness of strains of Mycobacterium avium using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 212-217

  Burki, D R ^a   Bernasconi, C ^a   Bodmer, T ^a   Telenti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028951964     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02310358     Document Type: Article

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