Source of variation detected in ribotyping patterns of Haemophilus influenzae: Comparison of traditional ribotyping, PCR-ribotyping and rDNA restriction analysis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 763-772

  Jordens, J Zoe ^a,b   Leaves, N I ^a,c  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RIBOTYPING;

EID: 0030883455     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-9-763     Document Type: Article

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