Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in rice fields with PCR-based technique

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 521-524

  Kao, C M ^a   Chen, S C ^b   Chen, Y S ^a,c   Lin, H M ^d   Chen, Y L ^d  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 0141791024     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931334     Document Type: Article

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