DNA fingerprinting and serotyping of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from epidemic outbreaks

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 892-896

  Lind, Lena ^a   Sjögren, Eva ^a   Melby, Kjetil ^b   Kaijser, Bertil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DIARRHEA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0029985856     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.4.892-896.1996     Document Type: Article

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