Genetic relatedness analysis of Nocardia strains by random amplification polymorphic DNA: Validation and applications

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-270

  Laurent, Frédéric ^a,b   Provost, Frédérique ^c   Couble, Andrée ^b   Casoli, Emmanuelle ^b   Boiron, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Lab Mycologie Fond Appl Aux B   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotyping; Nocardia; RAPD

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034084455     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00152-2     Document Type: Article

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