Heteroduplex mobility assay detects DNA mutations for differentiation of closely related phytoplasma strains

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-68

  Wang, Keri ^a   Hiruki, Chuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Detection; Heteroduplex mobility assay; Mixed infection; Mollicutes; Mutation; Phytoplasmas

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; HETERODUPLEX; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLLICUTES; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TECHNIQUE;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; MOLLICUTES; PLANTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ASTER; ASTER YELLOWS PHYTOPLASMA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MOLLICUTES; PHYTOPLASMA; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0034078955     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00137-8     Document Type: Article

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