Evaluation of amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis for identification of Acinetobacter genomic species

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-39

  Dijkshoorn, Lenie ^a   Van Harsselaar, Barbara ^a   Tjernberg, Ingela ^b   Bouvet, Philippe J M ^c   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Acinetobacter; Amplification; Identification; Restriction analysis; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER HAEMOLYTICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031942068     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(98)80006-4     Document Type: Article

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