Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to investigate a pseudo-outbreak of Bacillus cereus in a pediatric unit

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1533-1535

  Liu, Peter Yuk Fong ^a,b   Ke, Se Chin ^a   Chen, Shun Liang ^a  

^a Shalu Tungs' Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030927505     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1533-1535.1997     Document Type: Article

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