Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae from cholera outbreaks in Chennai

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-88

  Kingston, J J ^a   Thavachelvam, K ^b   Tuteja, U ^b   James, T ^c   Janardhanan, B ^c   Batra, H V ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b Division of Microbiology   (India)

^c Communicable Diseases Hospital ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cholera; DNA fingerprinting; VC1 PCR; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 69549114528     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-009-0007-z     Document Type: Article

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