Typing of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi C isolates from various countries by plasmid profiles and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2058-2060

  Kariuki, S ^a,b,c   Cheesbrough, J ^a   Mavridis, A K ^a   Hart, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI;

EID: 0032959759     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.6.2058-2060.1999     Document Type: Article

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