Two different 16S rRNA genes in a mycobacterial strain

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2531-2536

  Ninet, B ^a   Monod, M ^b   Emler, S ^a   Pawlowski, J ^c   Metral, C ^a   Rohner, P ^a   Auckenthaler, R ^a   Hirschel, B ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; METHANOBACTERIA; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE;

EID: 0029835364     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2531-2536.1996     Document Type: Article

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