Rapid identification of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Haemophilus aphrophilus, and Haemophilus paraphrophilus by restriction enzyme analysis of PCR-amplified 16s rRNA genes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1630-1632

  Riggio, Marcello P ^a   Lennon, Alan ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; HAEMOPHILUS APHROPHILUS; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RNA GENE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS APHROPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS PARAPHROPHILUS;

EID: 0030957065     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1630-1632.1997     Document Type: Article

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