Comparison of PCR-RFLP, ribotyping and ERIC-PCR for typing Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus strains

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 452-462

  Shangkuan, Y H ^a,b   Yang, J F ^a   Lin, H C ^a   Shaio, M F ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Institute of Preventive Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN;

B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; FOUR-GROUP; GENOMIC DIVERSITY; HIGH RESOLUTION; PCR ANALYSIS; PCR-RFLP; RIBOTYPING; SIMPLE++; VACCINE STRAINS;

GENES;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033835576     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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