Genetic comparison of Bacillus anthracis and its close relatives using amplified fragment length polymorphism and polymerase chain reaction analysis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 263-269

  Jackson, P J ^a   Hill, K K ^a   Laker, M T ^a   Ticknor, L O ^a   Keim, P ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; GENES; INFORMATION USE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; GENETIC LOCUS; MICROBIAL GENOMES; MICROBIAL SPECIES; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICS;

PHYLOGENETIC;

DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032880794     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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