Use of subgenic 18S ribosomal DNA PCR and sequencing for genus and genotype identification of Acanthamoebae from humans with keratitis and from sewage sludge

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1903-1911

  Schroeder, J M ^a   Booton, G C ^a   Hay, J ^a   Niszl, I A ^a   Seal, D V ^a   Markus, M B ^a   Fuerst, P A ^a   Byers, T J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; CORNEA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE;

EID: 0035015072     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.5.1903-1911.2001     Document Type: Article

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