Polymorphism in Brucella strains detected by studying distribution of two short repetitive DNA elements

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1299-1302

  Mercier, Eric ^a   Jumas Bilak, Estelle ^a   Allardet Servent, Annick ^a   O'Callaghan, David ^a   Ramuz, Michel ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Physiologie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029960239     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.5.1299-1302.1996     Document Type: Article

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