Usefulness of ribotyping in a molecular epidemiology study of shigellosis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-135

  Mendoza, M C ^a   Martin M C ^a   Gonzalez Hevia M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio de Salud Publica   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CLONE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; RIBOTYPING; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; SPAIN;

EID: 0029868859     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800052353     Document Type: Article

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