Genome organisation of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from different populations

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 297-306

  El Adhami, W ^a,b   Stewart, P R ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Cambia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030896851     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-4-297     Document Type: Article

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