Genome size variation among recent human isolates of Salmonella typhi

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-235

  Thong, K L ^a   Puthucheary, S D ^a   Pang, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Genome; PFGE; Plasticity; Salmonella typhi; Size variation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 0030980009     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)85243-6     Document Type: Article

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