Molecular technique for rapid identification of mycobacteria

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 98-102

  Avaniss Aghajani, Erik ^a   Jones, Kenneth ^b   Holtzman, Alan ^c   Aronson, Tim ^c   Glover, Norman ^c   Boian, Mark ^c   Froman, Seymour ^c   Brunk, Clifford F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE;

BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029655598     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.1.98-102.1996     Document Type: Article

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