Plasmid characterization and pulsed-field electrophoretic analysis demonstrate that ampicillin-resistant strains of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 6a are derived from Salm. enteritidis phage type 4

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 613-618

  Ridley, A M ^a   Punia, P ^a   Ward, L R ^a   Rowe, B ^a   Threlfall, E J ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SALMONELLA;

CLINICAL ISOLATES; ELECTROPHORETIC ANALYSIS; FIELD PROFILE; PHAGE TYPES; PLASMID CODING; PLASMID INCOMPATIBILITY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PULSED FIELDS; RESISTANT STRAINS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMPICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 0029729414     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03555.x     Document Type: Article

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