rep-PCR fingerptinting as a tool for the analysis of genomic diversity in Escherichia coli strains isolated from an aqueous/freshwater environment

Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 793-798

  Baldy Chudzik, Katarzyna ^a   Niedbach, Joanna ^a   Stosik, Michał ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIELONA GÓRA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aqueous Environment; Escherichia coli; rep PCR Fingerprinting

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0141757273     PISSN: 14258153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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