Polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 121-127

  Sura, Tanyachai ^a   Smith, Michael D ^b,c   Cowan, Gillian M ^d   Walsh, Amanda L ^b,c   White, Nicholas J ^b,c   Krishna, Sanjeev ^b,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; MELIOIDOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 0030708959     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(97)81800-7     Document Type: Article

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