Species-specific detection of Legionella using polymerase chain reaction and reverse dot-blotting

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 140, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 111-119

  Robinson, Peter N ^a   Heidrich, Björn ^a   Tiecke, Frank ^a   Fehrenbach, Franz J ^b   Rolfs, Arndt ^a,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Legionella; Polymerase chain reaction; Reverse dot blotting; Ribosomal RNA; Spacer region

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0030200499     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00156-5     Document Type: Article

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