Citrate synthase gene sequence: A new tool for phylogenetic analysis and identification of Ehrlichia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3031-3039

  Inokuma, H ^a   Brouqui, P ^a   Drancourt, M ^a   Raoult, D ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CITRATE SYNTHASE; RNA 16S;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; NEORICKETTSIA SENNETSU; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME WALKING; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; EHRLICHIA; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA CENTRALE; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA MURIS; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; EHRLICHIA SP.; IXODES OVATUS; NEORICKETTSIA HELMINTHOECA; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; NEORICKETTSIA SENNETSU; OVATUS; PROKARYOTA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0034838235     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3031-3039.2001     Document Type: Article

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