Comparison of PCR ribotyping and multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) for improved detection of <it>Clostridium difficile</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotyping is one of the globally accepted techniques for defining epidemic clones of <it>Clostridium difficile </it>and tracing virulence-related strains. However, the ambiguous data gener...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/217 |