Differentiation of Chlamydia species by combined use of polymerase chain reaction and restriction endonuclease analysis

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 411-414

  Yoshida, Hiroshi ^a,b   Kishi, Yuichiro ^b   Shiga, Sadashi ^a   Hagiwara, Toshikatsu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlamydia species; Differentiation; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA PECORUM; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0031749296     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02303.x     Document Type: Article

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