Stable marker on flagellin gene sequences related to arabinose non- assimilating pathogenic Burkholderia pseudomallei

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 995-1001

  Wajanarogana, Sumet ^a   Sonthayanon, Piengchan ^a   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   Panyim, Sakol ^a   Simpson, Andrew J H ^a   Tungpradabkul, Sumalee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Arabinose assimilation; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Flagellin sequence; Melioidosis; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARABINOSE; FLAGELLIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 0032724426     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb01238.x     Document Type: Article

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