Plasmid profiling for strain differentiation and characterization of Clostridium perfringens isolates

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 137-146

  Eisgruber, H ^a   Wiedmann, M ^a,b   Stolle, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMID;

ANIMALS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; MEAT; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0030138681     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1996.tb00298.x     Document Type: Article

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