Use of single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis to examine the variability of the rpoS sequence in environmental isolates of salmonellae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3582-3587

  Jordan, Suzanne J ^a   Dodd, Christine E R ^a   Stewart, Gordon S A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SALMONELLA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STRESS;

EID: 0032792644     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.8.3582-3587.1999     Document Type: Article

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