The use of MAPLT and MLVA analyses of phenotypically closely related isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-41

  Ross, Ian L ^a   Parkinson, Ian H ^a   Heuzenroeder, Michael W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comparison; MAPLT; MLVA; Salmonella Typhimurium

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE LOCUS; MULTIPLE AMPLIFICATION OF PHAGE LOCUS TYPING; MULTIPLE LOCUS VARIABLE NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROTYPE; TANDEM REPEAT;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROPHAGES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 56949106356     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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