Detection of vancomycin resistance genes combined with typing of Enterococci by means of multiplex PCR amplification and multiple primer DNA sequencing

APMIS

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-73

  Monstein, Hans Jürg ^a   Johansson, Yvonne ^a   Jonasson, Jon ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Multiple primer DNA sequencing; Multiplex PCR; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033974594     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2000.d01-7.x     Document Type: Article

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