PCR fingerprinting of whole genomes: The spacers between the 16s and 23S rRNA genes and of intergenic tRNA gene regions reveal a different intraspecific genomic variability of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus licheniformis

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-116

  Daffonchio, Daniele ^a   Borin, Sara ^a   Frova, Giuseppe ^a   Manachini, Pier Luigi ^a   Sorlini, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus licheniformis; Genomic variability; PCR fingerprinting; RRNA gene spacers; TRNA intergenic regions

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031942626     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-1-107     Document Type: Article

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