Detection and identification of mycobacteria in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues by nested PCR and restriction enzyme analysis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2351-2355

  Bascuñana, Carlos Ros ^a   Belák, Katinka ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE;

EID: 0029844260     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2351-2355.1996     Document Type: Article

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