Molecular and epidemiological analysis of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Paratyphi a obtained from different regions of Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2941-2947

  Imran, Zeba Parween ^a   Zaidi, Anita ^b   Siddiqui, Anwer Ali ^b   Nair, Satheesh ^b   Ahmad, Aqeel ^c  

^a FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS   (Pakistan)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA PARATYPHI;

EID: 77958549089     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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