Prevalence of Clostridium botulinum in finnish trout farms: Pulsed- field gel electrophoresis typing reveals extensive genetic diversity among type E isolates

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4161-4167

  Hielm, Sebastian ^a   Björkroth, Johanna ^a   Hyytiä, Eija ^a   Korkeala, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEDIMENT; SKIN; TROUT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0344765494     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.11.4161-4167.1998     Document Type: Article

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