Clonal structure of Providencia alcalifaciens strains isolated from diarrhoeal stools in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-209

  Guth, Beatriz E C ^a   Irino, Kinue ^b   Trabulsi, Luiz R ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; CLONE; DIARRHEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIDENCIA; PROVIDENCIA ALCALIFACIENS; RIBOTYPING;

EID: 0032779484     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-2-205     Document Type: Article

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