Lineages within Campylobacter jejuni defined by numerical analysis of pulsed-field gel electrophoretic DNA profiles

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-163

  Gibson, Janet ^a   Lorenz, E ^a   Owen, R J ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0031039639     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-2-157     Document Type: Article

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