Differentiation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato on the basis of RNA polymerase gene (rpoB) sequences

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2557-2562

  Lee, Seung Hyun ^a   Kim, Bum Joon ^b   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Park, Kyung Hee ^a   Kim, Seo Jeong ^c   Kook, Yoon Hoh ^d,e  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BORRELIA INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BORRELIA; BORRELIA BISSETTII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA HERMSII; BORRELIA LUSITANIAE; BORRELIA TURICATAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033928565     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.7.2557-2562.2000     Document Type: Article

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