Molecular epidemiology by ribotyping and PCR-ribotyping of Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from intercontinental areas

New Microbiologica

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-122

  Sechi, L A ^a   Zanetti, S ^a   Dupre I ^a   Cappiello, M G ^a,b   Delogu, G ^a   Mortensen, J E ^c   Daneo Moore, L ^b   Fadda, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; ITALY; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032041917     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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