GyrA sequence-based typing of Legionella

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-11

  Feddersen, Alix ^a   Meyer, Heinz Georg W ^a   Matthes, Philipp ^a   Bhakdi, Sucharit ^a   Husmann, Matthias ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

GyrA; Legionella; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Quinolone resistance determining region; Typing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPING;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 0033805037     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008255     Document Type: Article

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