Molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus based on PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism and DNA sequence analysis of the coagulase gene

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1083-1089

  Hookey, John V ^a   Richardson, Judith F ^a   Cookson, Barry D ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; COAGULASE; PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031945439     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.4.1083-1089.1998     Document Type: Article

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