Molecular typing of neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates by opa-typing and ribotyping in New Delhi, India

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Khaki, Pejvak ^a,b   Bhalla, Preena ^b,c   Fayaz, Ahmad Mir ^d   Bidhendi, Sohiela Moradi ^a   Esmailzadeh, Majid ^a   Sharma, Pawan ^d  

^a RAZI VACCINE AND SERUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c D I 15 Rajouri Garden ^*  (India)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 80052462628     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/934823     Document Type: Article

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