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Assessing genetic heterogeneity within bacterial species isolated from gastrointestinal and environmental samples: how many isolates does it take?
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2008
Döpfer D, Buist W, Soyer Y, Munoz M A, Zadoks R N, Geue L, Engel B
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Strain typing of bacterial isolates is increasingly used to identify sources of infection or product contamination and to elucidate routes of transmission of pathogens or spoilage organisms. Usually, the number of bacterial isolates belonging to the same species that is analyzed per sample is determined by convention, convenience, laboratory capacity, or financial resources. Statistical considerations and...
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