Utility of 16S-23S rRNA spacer region methodology: How similar are interspace regions within a genome and between strains for closely related organisms?

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-219

  Nagpal, Madan L ^a   Fox, Karen F ^a   Fox, Alvin ^a  

^a Dept Microbiol Immunol Univ S ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

16S 23S interspace; Bacillus; Ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENOME; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0032143012     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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