Differentiation of Brucella melitensis, B. ovis and B. suis biovar 2 strains by use of membrane protein- or cytoplasmic protein-specific gene probes

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 509-517

  Verger, J M ^a   Grayon, M ^a   Tibor, A ^b   Wansard, V ^b   Letesson, J J ^b   Cloeckaert, A ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brucella; DNA; Gene restriction patterns; Nucleic probes; Taxonomy; Typing

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; DNA MARKER; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA SUIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA OVIS; BRUCELLA SUIS;

EID: 0032127104     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(98)80005-3     Document Type: Article

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