Diagnosis of Mycobacterium microti infections among humans by using novel genetic markers

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1840-1845

  Van Soolingen, Dick ^a   Van Der Zanden, Adri G M ^b   De Haas, Petra E W ^a   Noordhoek, Gerda T ^c   Kiers, Albert ^d   Foudraine, Norbert A ^e   Portaels, Francoise ^f   Kolk, Arend H J ^g   Kremer, Kristin ^a   Van Embden, Jan D A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Reg Pub Hlth Laboratory Deventer   (Netherlands)

^c Public Health Service of Northern Friesland   (Netherlands)

^d Munic Hlth Service Noord Friesland   (Netherlands)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^g ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FERRET; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SWINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031809033     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.7.1840-1845.1998     Document Type: Article

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