The Ba813 chromosomal DNA sequence effectively traces the whole Bacillus anthracis community

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 224-228

  Ramisse, V ^a   Patra, G ^b,c   Vaissaire, J ^d   Mock, M ^c  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES DU BOUCHET   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CHROMOSOMES; DISEASES; DNA;

ANTHRAX OUTBREAK; B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SP; BACILLUS SPECIES; BACILLUS SPP; SOIL SAMPLE; THURINGIENSIS;

DNA SEQUENCES;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMOSOME; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SP.; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032821629     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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