Role of subtyping in detecting Salmonella cross contamination in the laboratory

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  De Lappe, Niall ^a   Connor, Jean O ^a   Doran, Geraldine ^a   Devane, Genevieve ^a   Cormican, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROTYPING; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CLASSIFICATION; EQUIPMENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SALMONELLA;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LABORATORIES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPING;

EID: 69049099050     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-155     Document Type: Article

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