Differentiation between human and ovine isolates of Bordetella parapertussis using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-135

  Porter, J F ^a   Connor, K ^a   Donachie, W ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bordetella parapertussis; Ovine; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; XbaI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORDETELLA PARAPERTUSSIS; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP;

EID: 0030059278     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(95)00442-4     Document Type: Article

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