Subtyping Brazilian Yersinia pestis strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1294-1302

  Barros, M P S ^a,b   Silveira Filho, V M ^a,b   Lins, R H F B ^a   Oliveira, M B M ^b   Almeida, A M P ^a   Leal Balbino, T C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Molecular epidemiology; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAZIL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 84876531411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2013.january.4.23     Document Type: Article

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