Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 9 , Pages 63-69 , 1 May 2008

Newer Methods for Bacterial Strain Typing

  • Alex van Belkum, Ph.D., Erasmus MC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing Address: Alex van Belkum, Ph.D., Erasmus MC, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: 00-31-10-4635813. Fax: 00-31-10-4633875

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2008.04.001

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 9 , Pages 63-69 , 1 May 2008

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