Species identification of Chlamydia isolates by analyzing restriction fragment length polymorphism of the 16S-23S rRNA spacer region

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1179-1183

  Meijer, A ^a   Kwakkel, G J ^a   De Vries, A ^a   Schouls, L M ^a   Ossewaarde, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; FELIDAE;

EID: 0031002356     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1179-1183.1997     Document Type: Article

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