Comparison of the performances of MLVA vs. the main other typing techniques for Bartonella henselae

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 104-105

  Bouchouicha, R ^a   Boulouis, H J ^a   Berrich, M ^a   Monteil, M ^a   Chomel, B ^b   Haddad, N ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MULTIPLE LOCUS VNTR ANALYSIS; MULTISPACER TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RELIABILITY;

BARTONELLA HENSELAE;

EID: 73049115260     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02183.x     Document Type: Article

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