Differentiation of Chlamydia spp. by sequence determination and restriction endonuclease cleavage of RNase P RNA genes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1897-1902

  Herrmann, Björn ^a   Winqvist, Ola ^a,d   Mattsson, Jens G ^b   Kirsebom, Leif A ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE P;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA SEQUENCE;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI;

EID: 0029980154     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.8.1897-1902.1996     Document Type: Article

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