Multilocus sequence typing: Data analysis in clinical microbiology and public health

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-254

  Sullivan, Christopher B ^b   Diggle, Matthew A ^b   Clarke, Stuart C ^a,b,c  

^a Portsmouth City PCT   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Multilocus sequence typing; Public health

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DATA REDUCTION; FUNGI; GENES; HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GENETIC VARIATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NUCLEOTIDES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

MICROBIOLOGY;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, INTERGENIC; FUNGI; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 26244450604     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:29:3:245     Document Type: Review

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