Routine use of PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for identification of mycobacteria growing in liquid media

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-85

  Taylor, Theresa B ^a,c   Patterson, Candy ^a,d   Hale, Yvonne ^b   Safranek, William W ^a  

^a Wuesthoff Hospital   (United States)

^b Mycobacteriology Laboratory   (United States)

^c APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ALBUS;

EID: 0031059946     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.1.79-85.1997     Document Type: Article

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