Persistence of a distinct Corynebacterium diphtheriae clonal group within two communities in the united states and Canada where diphtheria is endemic

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1586-1590

  Marston, C K ^a   Jamieson, F ^a   Cahoon, F ^a   Lesiak, G ^a   Golaz, A ^a   Reeves, M ^a   Popovic, T ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANADA; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RIBOTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CANADA; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RIBOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0035062369     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.4.1586-1590.2001     Document Type: Article

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