Epidemiology of Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis infections in southern Italy during the years 1980-1994

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 393-403

  Nastasi, A ^a   Mammina, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Italy; PCR; PCR ribotyping; Phage types; Salmonella enterica; Serotype Enteritidis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE;

ENTERITIDIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 0029896920     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(96)84714-0     Document Type: Article

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