A simple PCR method for rapid genotype analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1482-1487

  Stinear, Timothy ^a   Davies, John K ^a   Jenkin, Grant A ^a   Portaels, Françoise ^b   Ross, Bruce C ^c   Oppedisano, Frances ^d   Purcell, Maria ^e   Hayman, John A ^f   Johnson, Paul D R ^a,d,g  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c CSL LIMITED   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^f BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

EID: 0034004771     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1482-1487.2000     Document Type: Article

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