Genetic diversity in Helicobacter pullorum from human and poultry sources identified by an amplified fragment length polymorphism technique and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 602-610

  Gibson, J R ^a   Ferrus, M A ^b   Woodward, D ^c   Xerry, J ^a   Owen, R J ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; ELECTROPHORETIC ANALYSIS; FINGERPRINTING TECHNIQUES; GENETICS DIVERSITIES; GENOTYPING; HELICOBACTER; PROCESSING PLANTS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PULSED FIELDS; SPECIES-SPECIFIC PCR ASSAYS;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PULLORUM; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; HELICOBACTER PULLORUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032741247     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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