Genomic fingerprinting for epidemiological differentiation of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1364-1372

  Smeltzer, Mark S ^a   Pratt, Frankie L ^a   Gillaspy, Allison F ^a   Young, Lanne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BINDING PROTEIN; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PROBE; GENE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029945002     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.6.1364-1372.1996     Document Type: Article

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