Coexistence of multiple multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis subtypes of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 strains within fecal specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 985-987

  Tanner, Hannah E ^a   Hardy, Katherine J ^a,b   Hawkey, Peter M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; MULTILOCUS VARIABLE NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; TANDEM REPEAT; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RIBOTYPING;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 77749340678     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02012-09     Document Type: Article

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