Genetic diversity of Shigella species from different intercontinental sources

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-353

  Navia, M M ^a   Gascon J ^a   Vila, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genetic variability; Pulse field gel electrophoresis; Shigella sp. Molecular typing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CENTRAL AMERICA; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MIDDLE EAST; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NORTH AFRICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHIGELLA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLA SP.;

EID: 25144498498     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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