Strategy for the detection of Helicobacter species by amplification of 16S rRNA genes and identification of H. felis in a human gastric biopsy

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 315-326

  Germani, Y ^a   Dauga, C ^a   Duval, P ^b   Huerre, M ^a   Levy, M ^c   Pialoux, G ^a   Sansonetti, P ^c   Grimont, P A D ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; dyspepsia; Helicobacter felis; Helicobacter spp; humans; PCR

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPEPSIA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HELICOBACTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS; HELICOBACTER FELIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030986175     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)81587-2     Document Type: Article

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