Restriction site insertion-PCR (RSI-PCR) for rapid discrimination and typing of closely related microbial strains

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-83

  Daffonchio, Daniele ^a   Borin, Sara ^a   Consolandi, Arianna ^a   Sorlini, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

3' End primer modification; Bacillus cereus group; Point mutation; Restriction analysis; Restriction site insertion PCR; Strain identification

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032832394     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00467-X     Document Type: Article

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