Molecular characterization of Bacillus anthracis using multiplex PCR, ERIC-PCR and RAPD

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-145

  Shangkuan, Y H ^a   Chang, Y H ^a   Yang, J F ^a   Lin, H C ^a   Shaio, M F ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUPS; DNA ASSAYS; DNA FRAGMENT; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHIC DNA; RANDOM AMPLIFICATION OF POLYMORPHIC; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION;

PROBES;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035101287     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2001.00881.x     Document Type: Article

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