Rapid detection of point mutations of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae gyrA gene associated with decreased susceptibilities to quinolones

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2255-2258

  Deguchi, Takashi ^a   Yasuda, Mitsuru ^a   Nakano, Masahiro ^a   Ozeki, Shigehiko ^a   Ezaki, Takayuki ^a   Maeda, Shin Ichi ^b   Saito, Isao ^c   Kawada, Yukimichi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOYOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOKYO KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CODON; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GONORRHEA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION SITE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0029740669     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2255-2258.1996     Document Type: Article

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