Macrorestriction fingerprinting of 'Streptococcus milleri' group bacteria by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2141-2149

  Bartie, K L ^a   Wilson, M J ^a,b   Williams, D W ^a   Lewis, M A O ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE CLUSTER; GENOME; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI;

EID: 0034094574     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.6.2141-2149.2000     Document Type: Article

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