Epidemiological aspects of group B streptococci of bovine and human origin

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 417-422

  Jensen, N E ^a   Aarestrup, F M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTYPOLOGY; CATTLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029750420     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800059069     Document Type: Article

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