Detection of Vibrio cholerae and V. mimicus heat-stable toxin gene sequence by PCR

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 398-402

  Vicente, Ana C P ^a   Coelho, Ana M ^a   Salles, C A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

EID: 0030968903     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-5-398     Document Type: Article

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