Principles of molecular typing: A guide to the letters

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Hawkey, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0033380590     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(99)90068-3     Document Type: Article

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