An evaluation of intergenic rRNA gene sequence length polymorphism analysis for the identification of Legionella species

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 667-678

  Fry, N K ^a   Harrison, T G ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

LEGIONELLA;

EID: 0031828868     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-8-667     Document Type: Article

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