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Analysis of an outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis by repetitive-sequence-based PCR and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2010
Kilic Abdullah, Bedir Orhan, Kocak Nafiz, Levent Belkis, Eyigun Can Polat, Tekbas Omer Faruk, Gorenek Levent, Baylan Orhan, Basustaoglu A Celal
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate a large food-borne outbreak associated with eggs contaminated by Salmonella Enteritidis in a military unit using pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and the Repetitive-sequence-based PCR (rep-PCR) employing the DiversiLab system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In mid-January 2008, a food-borne outbreak associated with S. Enteritidis occurred in a military unit...
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