Discrimination of Campylobacter jejuni isolates by fla gene sequencing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2810-2814

  Meinersmann, R J ^a,b   Helsel, L O ^c   Fields, P I ^c   Hiett, K L ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIC; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 0030827108     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2810-2814.1997     Document Type: Article

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