Restriction fragment length polymorphism of the tdh and trh genes in clinical Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1293-1295

  Suthienkul, Orasa ^a,c   Iida, Tetsuya ^a   Park, Kwon Sam ^a   Ishibashi, Masanori ^b   Supavej, Suvanee ^c   Yamamoto, Koichiro ^a   Honda, Takeshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIARRHEA; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; THAILAND; THERMOSTABILITY; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0029963124     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.5.1293-1295.1996     Document Type: Article

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