Genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A from different geographical regions in Asia.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01655.x

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Genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A from different geographical regions in Asia.

Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2002

Goh Y-L, Puthucheary S D, Chaudhry R, Bhutta Z A, Lesmana M, Oyofo B A, Punjabi N H, Ahmed A, Thong K-L

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AIMS: Subtyping of Salmonella Paratyphi A isolates from India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia was carried out by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to assess the extent of genetic diversity of these isolates from different endemic countries. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 39 human isolate...

Topics

Asia
DNA, Bacterial
Disease Outbreaks
Endemic Diseases
Genetic Variation
Humans
Paratyphoid Fever
Salmonella paratyphi A

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