Evidence for genetic linkage between the ure and trh genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 639-645

  Iida, Tetsuya ^a   Suthienkul, Orasa ^a,c   Park, Kwon Sam ^a   Tang, Guang Qing ^a   Yamamoto, Ryohei K ^a   Ishibashi, Masanori ^b   Yamamoto, Koichiro ^a   Honda, Takeshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HEMOLYSIN; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DNA PROBE; GENETIC LINKAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0030762166     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-8-639     Document Type: Article

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