Genetic differentiation of Australian isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 501-505

  Feizabadi, M M ^a   Robertson, I D ^a   Edwards, R ^b   Cousins, D V ^c   Hampson, D J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030941348     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-6-501     Document Type: Article

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