Identification of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium spp. by sequence analysis of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene: Experience from a clinical laboratory

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Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-239

  Holberg Petersen, M ^a   Steinbakk, M ^a   Figenschau, K J ^a   Jantzen, E ^b   Eng, J ^b   Melby, K K ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; DNA sequencing; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0032930929     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01549.x     Document Type: Article

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