Ribotype differences between clinical and environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 565-570

  Trakulsomboon, S ^a,b   Dance, D A B ^c   Smith, M D ^d,e,f   White, N J ^d,e   Pitt, T L ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARABINOSE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MANURE; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; THAILAND;

EID: 0030855538     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-7-565     Document Type: Article

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