Rapid identification of bacteria from positive blood cultures by fluorescence-based PCR-single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis of the 16S rRNA gene

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 513-520

  Turenne, Christine Y ^a,b   Witwicki, Evelyn ^b   Hoban, Daryl J ^a,b   Karlowsky, James A ^a,b,c   Kabani, Amin M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUORESCENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033960337     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.513-520.2000     Document Type: Article

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