Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes isolates genetically related to the Swiss epidemic clone

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2148-2153

  Boerlin, Patrick ^a,c   Bannerman, Elizabeth ^a   Jemmi, Thomas ^b   Bille, Jacques ^a  

^a Institute of Microbiology   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0029785086     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2148-2153.1996     Document Type: Article

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