Study of the relatedness of isolates of Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei obtained in 1986 and 1987 and in 1994 and 1995 from Hong Kong

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2404-2407

  Houang, E T S ^a   Chu, Y W ^a   Ng, T K ^b   Cheng, A F B ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DATA ANALYSIS; HONG KONG; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; NEGIBACTERIA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031850826     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2404-2407.1998     Document Type: Article

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