[The comparative identification of Campylobacter strains by traditional enzymatic tests and the gene amplification reaction].

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[The comparative identification of Campylobacter strains by traditional enzymatic tests and the gene amplification reaction].

Bacteriologia, virusologia, parazitologia, epidemiologia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) - 1 Jan 2000

Sicinschi L

Abstract excerpt

39 strains of Campylobacter isolated from 153 diarrhoeal children (0-3 years) were comparatively identified by the traditional enzymatic tests and by the Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR). The hippurate hydrolysis test appreciated 27 strains as Campylobacter jejuni (69.2%) and 12 strains as Campylo...

Topics

Bacteriological Techniques
Campylobacter
Campylobacter Infections
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea
Diarrhea, Infantile
Feces
Humans
Infant
Phenotype
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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