Molecular analysis of Shigella sonnei isolated from three well-documented outbreaks in school children

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 355-360

  Lee, Tsong Ming ^a   Chang, Lin Li ^b   Chang, Chung Yu ^b   Wang, Jinn Chyi ^a   Pan, Tzu Ming ^c   Wang, Tien Kuei ^c   Chang, Shui Feng ^b  

^a TAJEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0034109516     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-4-355     Document Type: Article

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