Phylogenetic analysis of Ara+ and Ara- Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates and development of a multiplex PCR procedure for rapid discrimination between the two biotypes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1906-1912

  Dharakul, Tararaj ^a   Tassaneetrithep, Boonratn ^a   Trakulsomboon, Suwanna ^a   Songsivilai, Sirirurg ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPOLOGY; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; ARA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032929879     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.6.1906-1912.1999     Document Type: Article

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