Semiautomation of multilocus sequence typing for the characterization of clinical isolates of Neisseria meningitidis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3066-3071

  Clarke, S C ^a   Diggle, M A ^a   Edwards, G F S ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHENOTYPE; PORINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MENINGOCOCCUS; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PNEUMOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034830026     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3066-3071.2001     Document Type: Article

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