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at a coefficient of 0.85 grouped the strains into different clusters and singletons.
At this coefficient the Escherichia coli strains were grouped into thirteen
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The ERIC PCR adapted in this study showed to be a useful genotyping tool for
determining the genetic relatedness of the duck Escherichia coli strains.
Comparison of the genetic relatedness among foodborne pathogens is important
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