Identification of flavobacterium and flexibacter species by species-specific polymerase chain reaction primers to the 16s ribosomal rna gene

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 311-319

  Bader, Joel A ^a,b   Shotts, Emmett B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE DIAGNOSIS; FINROT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; FLAVOBACTERIUM PSYCHROPHILUM; FLEXIBACTER; FLEXIBACTER COLUMNARIS; FLEXIBACTER MARITIMUS; FLEXIBACTER PSYCHROPHILA; FLEXIBACTERACEAE; PROKARYOTA; PSYCHROPHILA; TENACIBACULUM MARITIMUM;

EID: 0032460295     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1998)010<0311:IOFAFS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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