Analysis of clinical and environmental Yersinia isolates in the Republic of Georgia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2325-2327

  Sulakvelidze, Alexander ^a,b   Dalakishvili, Konstantin ^b   Barry, Eileen ^a   Wauters, Georges ^c   Robins Browne, Roy ^d   Imnadze, Paata ^b   Morris Jr , J Glenn ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Georgia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOUSE; YERSINIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMANS; MICE; YERSINIA;

EID: 0029658113     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2325-2327.1996     Document Type: Article

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