Identification of Shigella serotypes by restriction of amplified O- antigen gene cluster

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 543-553

  Coimbra, Roney S ^a   Grimont, Francine ^a   Grimont, Patrick A D ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Identification; rfb gene cluster; Serotyping; Shigella

Indexed keywords

O ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROTYPING; SHIGELLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 0032712881     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)00103-5     Document Type: Article

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