A PCR assay to discriminate human and ruminant feces on the basis of host differences in Bacteroides-Prevotella genes encoding 16S rRNA

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 4571-4574

  Bernhard, A E ^a   Field, K G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BOVIDS; COW; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; GENETIC MARKER; HOST; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVOTELLA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEWAGE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMAL; BACTEROIDES; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVOTELLA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

BACTEROIDES; PREVOTELLA;

EID: 0033774937     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.10.4571-4574.2000     Document Type: Article

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