Genotypic characterization of five subspecies of Mycobacterium kansasii

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-32

  Picardeau, M ^a   Prod'hom, G ^a   Raskine, L ^b   LePennec, M P ^c   Vincent, V ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger CHRB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII;

EID: 0031060075     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.1.25-32.1997     Document Type: Article

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