Bacterial genetics and strain variation

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn , Issue 217, 1998, Pages 178-194

  Van Helden, Paul D ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REVIEW;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032234180     PISSN: 15282511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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