Genotyping of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-46

  Ison, Catherine A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031964811     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-199802000-00010     Document Type: Short Survey

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