Serotyping, PCR, phage-typing and antibiotic sensitivity testing of Salmonella serovars isolated from urban drinking water supply systems of Nepal

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 588-594

  Bhatta, D R ^a,b   Bangtrakulnonth, A ^c   Tishyadhigama, P ^c   Saroj, S D ^d   Bandekar, J R ^d   Hendriksen, R S ^e   Kapadnis, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c Department of Medical Sciences   (Thailand)

^d BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^e WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Multi drug resistance; Phage typing; Salmonella Enteritidis; Salmonella Paratyphi A; Salmonella Typhi; Salmonella Typhimurium; Serotyping

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG THERAPY; GENES; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PHAGE TYPES; PHAGE TYPING; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI A; SALMONELLA SEROVARS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROTYPING;

SALMONELLA;

AGAR; CEFTRIAXONE; DRINKING WATER;

ANTIBIOTICS; DISEASES; POTABLE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; DISEASE CONTROL; DRINKING WATER; GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIFFUSION; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; TYPHOID FEVER; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA;

EID: 34250350372     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02133.x     Document Type: Article

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