Differences in genomic macrorestriction patterns of arabinose-positive (Burkholderia thailandensis) and arabinose-negative Burkholderia pseudomallei

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 625-630

  Chaiyaroj, Sansanee C ^a   Kotrnon, Kanokorn ^a   Koonpaew, Surapong ^a   Anantagool, Narisara ^b   White, Nick J ^b,c   Sirisinha, Stitaya ^a,b  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Burkholderia thailandensis; Genotype; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPOLOGY; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA THAILANDENSIS; GENOTYPE; KARYOTYPING; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THAILAND;

ANIMALIA; ARA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA THAILANDENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032770050     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb02449.x     Document Type: Article

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