Rapid identification of Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter isolates by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the 16S rRNA gene

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4158-4160

  Marshall, Stephen M ^a   Melito, Pasquale L ^b   Woodward, David L ^b   Johnson, Wendy M ^b   Rodgers, Frank G ^b   Mulvey, Michael R ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b Bur Microbiol/Lab Ctr Dis Ctrl   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARCOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE TARGETING; HELICOBACTER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE;

ANIMALIA; ARCOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; HELICOBACTER;

EID: 0032723152     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.12.4158-4160.1999     Document Type: Article

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