Analysis of 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer regions of Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio mimicus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2202-2208

  Chun, Jongsik ^a,b   Huq, Anwarul ^a   Colwell, Rita R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE TRANSFER RNA; BACTERIAL DNA; GLUTAMIC ACID TRANSFER RNA; ISOLEUCINE TRANSFER RNA; LYSINE TRANSFER RNA; PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; SPACER DNA; VALINE TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

EID: 0032954830     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.5.2202-2208.1999     Document Type: Article

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