Identification and characterization of Bacillus anthracis by multiplex PCR analysis of sequences on plasmids pXO1 and pXO2 and chromosomal DNA

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-16

  Ramisse, Vincent ^a   Patra, Guy ^a,b   Garrigue, Henri ^a   Guesdon, Jean Luc ^b   Mock, Michèle ^b  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES DU BOUCHET   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Anthrax epidemiology; Bacillaceae; Bacillus anthracis; Bacillus anthracis genetics; Bacillus ceeus; Bacterial identification; Diagnosis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; CHROMOSOME; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHRAX; BACILLACEAE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030589127     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00358-8     Document Type: Article

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