Characterization of the Legionella anisa population structure by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-207

  Akermi, Mongi ^a   Doleans, Anne ^a   Forey, Françoise ^a   Reyrolle, Monique ^a   Meugnier, Helene ^a   Freney, Jean ^a   Vandenesch, François ^a   Etienne, Jerome ^a   Jarraud, Sophie ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Legionella anisa; Population structure; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FRANCE; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA ANISA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; LEGIONELLA; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA ANISA;

EID: 33646257518     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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