Development of multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis for the molecular subtyping of Enterobacter sakazakii

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1223-1231

  Mullane, N R ^a   Ryan, M ^a   Iversen, C ^b   Murphy, M ^c   O'Gaora, P ^a   Quinn, T ^a   Whyte, P ^a   Wall, P G ^a   Fanning, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Forward Planning and Strategic Development   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; ELECTROPHORESIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TOOL; MULTIPLE-LOCUS VARIABLE-NUMBER TANDEM-REPEAT ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA;

FLUORESCENT DYE;

BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROKINESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; GENOMICS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII ATCC BAA-894;

EID: 39649093181     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01726-07     Document Type: Article

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