Detection of Legionella species in respiratory specimens using PCR with sequencing confirmation

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1709-1712

  Cloud, J L ^a,c   Carroll, K C ^a,b   Pixton, P ^a   Erali, M ^a   Hillyard, D R ^a,b  

^a ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DNA DETERMINATION; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA FEELEII; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLUORIBACTER BOZEMANAE; FLUORIBACTER DUMOFFII; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA BOZEMANII; LEGIONELLA DUMOFFII; LEGIONELLA FEELEII; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA MICDADEI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA; TATLOCKIA MICDADEI; VALENCIA;

EID: 0034059271     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.5.1709-1712.2000     Document Type: Article

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