Variable number tandem repeat loci providing discrimination within widespread genotypes of acinetobacter baumannii

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 499-507

  Turton, J F ^a   Matos, J ^a   Kaufmann, M E ^a   Pitt, T L ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349268417     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0659-3     Document Type: Article

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