Creating a Canadian working group to standardize molecular subtyping methodologies

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 207-208

  Mulvey, Michael R ^a   Johnson, Wendy M ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANADA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0031665433     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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