Identification by 16s ribosomal RNA gene sequencing of an Enterobacteriaceae species from a bone marrow transplant recipient

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 211-215

  Woo, P C Y ^a   Leung, P K L ^a   Leung, K W ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

16S ribosomal RNA sequencing; Bone marrow transplantation

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SALMONELLA ARIZONAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 0033863914     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.53.4.211     Document Type: Article

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