Molecular analysis of environmental and human isolates of Salmonella typhi

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 271-274

  Thong, Kwai Lin ^a   Cordano, Ana Maria ^b   Yassin, Rohani M ^c   Pang, Tikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEWAGE; TYPHOID FEVER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 0030064499     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.1.271-274.1996     Document Type: Article

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