Rapid identification of clinically relevant Nocardia species to genus level by 16S rRNA gene PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-102

  Laurent, Frederic J ^a,b   Provost, Frederique ^b   Boiron, Patrick ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIETZIA; GORDONA; GORDONIA (ACTINOMYCETE); MYCOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; RHODOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES; TSUKAMURELLA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032921187     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.99-102.1999     Document Type: Article

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