Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis and plasmid profile of soil and clinical isolates of Nocardia

Microbiological Research

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-165

  Qasem, J A ^a   Khan, Z U ^a   Mustafa, A S ^a   Chugh, T D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

DNA amplification; Nocardia isolates; Nocardia plasmids; PCR; RFLP; Species identification groEL gene

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIRULENCE;

NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES;

EID: 0033199350     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(99)80009-3     Document Type: Article

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