Genetic transfer and genome evolution in MRSA

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3195-3197

  Gurtler V ^a   Mayall, B C ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MEASUREMENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035217518     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-12-3195     Document Type: Article

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