Species identification of legionella via intergenic 16S-23S ribosomal spacer PCR analysis

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 723-730

  Riffard, Serge ^a   Lo Presti, François ^a   Normand, Philippe ^b   Forey, Françoise ^a   Reyrolle, Monique ^a   Etienne, Jerome ^a   Vandenesch, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

16S 23S intergenic spacer; ISR PCR; Legionellaceae

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031828762     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-3-723     Document Type: Article

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