Phage types of vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 in the past decade in India

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 312-315

  Sarkar, B L ^a   Bhowmick, T S ^a   Das, M ^a   Rajendran, K ^a   Nair, G Balakrish ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BIOTYPE; CHOLERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIOPHAGES; CHOLERA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INDIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE O1; VIBRIO CHOLERAE O139;

EID: 79961002020     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 18842836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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