Comparison of ARDRA and recA-RFLP analysis for genomic species identification of Acinetobacter spp.

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 357-362

  Jawad, A ^a   Snelling, A M ^a   Heritage, J ^a   Hawkey, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis; Genospecies; recA; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REC A RECOMBINASES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032454917     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00302-4     Document Type: Article

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