Polymerase chain reaction test for differentiation of five toxin types of Clostridium perfringens

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 295-299

  Yamagishi, Takayoshi ^a   Sugitani, Kayo ^a   Tanishima, Kiyoo ^a   Nakamura, Shinichi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; PCR; Toxins; Typing

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 0030958244     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01204.x     Document Type: Article

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