Genetic characterization of Mycobacterium avium isolates recovered from humans and animals in Australia

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-49

  Feizabadi, M M ^a   Robertson, I D ^a   Cousins, D V ^b   Dawson, D ^c   Chew, W ^d   Gilbert, G L ^d   Hampson, D J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Queensland Health Clinical and Statewide Services   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIRD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SWINE;

EID: 0029881396     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800058945     Document Type: Article

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