Routine molecular identification of enterococci by gene-specific PCR and 16s ribosomal DNA sequencing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 794-797

  Angeletti, S ^a   Lorino, G ^a   Gherardi, G ^a   Battistoni, F ^a   De Cesaris, M ^a   Dicuonzo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS RAFFINOSUS; GENE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS RAFFINOSUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035127019     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.2.794-797.2001     Document Type: Article

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