Extended multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis of Bacillus anthracis strains isolated in Poland

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-7

  Gierczyński, Rafał ^a   Jakubczak, Antoni ^b   Jagielski, Marek ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

^b SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Genotyping; Haemolysis; MLVA

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLAND; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEMOLYSIS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 66649091742     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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