Cloning and sequencing of a part of the heat shock protein 65 gene (hsp65) of 'Tropheryma whippelii' and its use for detection of 'T. whippelii' in clinical specimens by PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2248-2253

  Morgenegg, Silvia ^a   Dutly, Fabrizio ^a   Altwegg, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 65; RIBOSOME DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDITIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TROPHERYMA WHIPPELII;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA; TROPHERYMA WHIPPELII; TROPHERYMA WHIPPLEI; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034098411     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2248-2253.2000     Document Type: Article

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