Differentiation of spotted fever group rickettsiae by sequencing and analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphism of PCR-amplified DNA of the gene encoding the protein rOmpA

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2058-2065

  Roux, Veronique ^a   Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN ROMPA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RICKETTSIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA AKARI; RICKETTSIA AUSTRALIS; RICKETTSIA BELLII; RICKETTSIA HELVETICA; RICKETTSIA MASSILIAE; RICKETTSIA PARKERI; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

EID: 0029740661     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2058-2065.1996     Document Type: Article

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