Molecular typing of Salmonella enterica serovar typhi

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2831-2834

  Navarro, F ^a,b   Llovet, T ^a,b   Echeita, M A ^c   Coll, P ^a,b   Aladuena A ^c   Usera, M A ^c   Prats, G ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TYPHOID FEVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI;

EID: 0029858286     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2831-2834.1996     Document Type: Article

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