Rapid preparation of bacterial DNA for pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2598-2600

  Matushek, Marian G ^a   Bonten, Marc J M ^b   Hayden, Mary K ^a,c  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA RESTRICTION; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029794733     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2598-2600.1996     Document Type: Article

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