Diverse restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns of the PCR- amplified 16S rRNA genes in Aeromonas veronii strains and possible misidentification of Aeromonas species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3194-3197

  Graf, Joerg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AEROMONAS VERONII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE; VIRUS GENE;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS VERONII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032858016     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3194-3197.1999     Document Type: Article

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