Identification of Bartonella using PCR; genus- and species-specific primer sets

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 51-57

  Minnick, Michael F ^a   Barbian, Kent D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Identification; PCR; Rapid method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTONELLACEAE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA TEMPLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA BACILLIFORMIS; BARTONELLA ELIZABETHAE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; BARTONELLACEAE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0031444584     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(97)00083-3     Document Type: Article

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