Genotyping Rickettsia conorii detected in patients with Mediterranean spotted fever in Algeria using multispacer typing (MST)

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 281-283

  Wenjun, L I ^a   Mouffok, N ^b   Rovery, C ^a   Parola, P ^a   Raoult, D ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CHU Oran   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A;

ALGERIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NOTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA CONORII; SKIN BIOPSY;

RICKETTSIA CONORII;

EID: 73049107357     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02236.x     Document Type: Article

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