Rapid genotyping of Escherichia coli O157 isolates by random amplification of polymorphic DNA

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-302

  Birch, M ^a,c   Denning, D W ^a,d   Law, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c North western Laboratories Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEROTYPE; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030006927     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01695661     Document Type: Article

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