Computer identification of Escherichia coli rRNA gene restriction patterns

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-135

  Machado, J ^a,b   Grimont, F ^a   Grimont, P A D ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Computer identification; Escherichia coli; Molecular epidemiology; Ribotyping; Serovars; Typing system

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032005099     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(98)80027-2     Document Type: Article

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