Automated non-culture-based sequence typing of meningococci from body fluids

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 230-234

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automation; Genes, porA; Neisseria meningitidis; Polymerasechain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BODY FLUID; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0035669485     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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