Phenotypic and genotypic homogeneity of the strains of Rickettsia japonica isolated from patients with oriental spotted fever

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 717-721

  Uchiyama, Tsuneo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Oriental spotted fever; Rickettsia japonica; Strain; Typing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; ENDONUCLEASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FEVER; GENOTYPE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORIENTAL SPOTTED FEVER; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA JAPONICA; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); JAPONICA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA JAPONICA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0032769655     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb02461.x     Document Type: Article

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