Repetitive and arbitrary primer DNA sequences in PCR-mediated fingerprinting of outbreak and sporadic isolates of Campylobacter jejuni

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Iriarte, Mary Path ^a   Owen, Robert J ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbitrary primer PCR; Campylobacter jejuni; DNA fingerprinting; Outbreak investigation; Penner serotypes; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DIARRHEA; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0030221135     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-8244(96)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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