Rapid pulsed-field gel electrophoresis protocol for subtyping of Streptococcus suis serotype 2

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 648-650

  Luey, Cindy K Y ^a   Chu, Yiu Wai ^a   Cheung, Terence K M ^a   Law, Catherine C P ^a   Chu, Man Yu ^a   Cheung, Danny T L ^a   Kam, Kai Man ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiological investigation; Macro restriction analysis; Rapid PFGE

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; TIME FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 33847260114     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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