Selection of optimal combinations of loci by the Optimal Combination Finder computer program from a group of variable number tandem repeat loci for use in Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning case investigations

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 631-639

  Wang, Xian ^a   Huang, Bixing ^b   Blair, Barry ^b   Eglezos, Sofroni ^c   Bates, John ^b  

^a Shijiazhuang Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b Forensic and Scientific Services   (Australia)

^c EML Consulting Services QLD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; SOFTWARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84859809571     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.040287-0     Document Type: Article

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