Serovar distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis isolates collected from the cervix: Use of the polymerase chain reaction and restriction endonuclease digestion

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-183

  Mittal, Aruna ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Polymerase chain reaction; Polymorphism, restriction fragment length; Restriction mapping

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UTERINE CERVIX;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0031752804     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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