Molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and comparison with that by bacteriophage typing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 959-961

  Krause, Udo ^a   Thomson Carter, Fiona M ^a,b   Hugh Pennington, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Veterinary Laboratories Agency (National Reference Laboratory for Rabies)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0029971459     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.4.959-961.1996     Document Type: Article

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