Amplified-fragment length polymorphism analysis versus macro- restriction fragment analysis for molecular typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2053-2057

  Van Eldere, Johan ^a   Janssen, Paul ^a   Hoefnagels Schuermans, Annette ^a   Van Lierde, Stefaan ^a   Peetermans, Willy E ^a  

^a REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032958775     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.6.2053-2057.1999     Document Type: Article

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