Comparative analysis of infrequent-restriction-site PCR and pulsed- field GEL electrophoresis for epidemiological typing of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-167

  Riffard, Serge ^a   Lo Presti, François ^a   Vandenesch, François ^a   Forey, Françoise ^a   Reyrolle, Monique ^a   Etienne, Jerome ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 2642704222     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.161-167.1998     Document Type: Article

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