A physical and genetic map of Neisseria meningitidis B1940

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-259

  Gäher, Martin ^a   Einsiedler, Kerstin ^a   Crass, Torsten ^a   Bautsch, Wilfried ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE MAPPING; HYBRIDIZATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0030024050     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.416901.x     Document Type: Article

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