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Conventional and molecular typing of Salmonella typhi strains from Brazil.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2000
Quintaes Bianca R, Leal Nilma C, Reis Eliane M F, Fonseca Erica L, Hofer Ernesto
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Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Salmonella Typhi were studied in 30 strains, isolated in different years, from some areas in Brazil. Conventional typing methods were performed by biochemical tests, Vi phage-typing scheme, and antimicrobial susceptibility test. Molecular typing methods were performed by analysis of plasmid DNA and by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD-PCR). For the latter, an...
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