In vitro genotypic variation of Campylobacter coli documented by pulsed-field gel electrophoretic DNA profiling: Implications for epidemiological studies

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 341-346

  On, Stephen L W ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Campylobacter coli; Evolutionary genetics; Genotypic variation; Numerical analysis; PFGE

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032454820     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00298-5     Document Type: Article

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