Molecular characterization of Bacillus strains involved in outbreaks of anthrax in France in 1997

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3412-3414

  Patra, Guy ^a,c   Vaissaire, Josée ^b   Weber Levy, Martine ^a   Le Doujet, Claudine ^b   Mock, Michèle ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b Lab Ctrl de Rech Veterinaire   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; DOG; EPIDEMIC; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; TANDEM REPEAT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; ANTHRAX; BACILLI; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031694827     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3412-3414.1998     Document Type: Article

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