Molecular differentiation of bacteria by PCR amplification of the 6S-23S rRNA spacer

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 103-117

  Scheinert, Peter ^a,d   Krausse, Rea ^a   Ullmann, Uwe ^a   Söller, Rainer ^b   Krupp, Guido ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaea; Clostridium; Fluorescent DNA; Mycoplasma; Ureaplasma

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DIFFERENTIATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; STREPTOCOCCUS; UREAPLASMA;

ARCHAEA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; MYCOPLASMA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS; UREAPLASMA;

EID: 0030200630     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(96)00901-3     Document Type: Article

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