Ralstonia paucula (formerly CDC group IV c-2): Unsuccessful strain differentiation with PCR-based methods, study of the 16S-23S spacer of the rRNA operon, and comparison with other Ralstonia species (R. eutropha, R. pickettii, R. gilardii, and R. solanacearum)

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 381-384

  Moissenet, D ^a   Bidet, P ^a   Garbarg Chenon, A ^a   Arlet, G ^a   Vu Thien, H ^a  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA GILARDII; RALSTONIA PAUCULA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RIBOTYPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; RRNA OPERON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA; WAUTERSIA GILARDII; WAUTERSIA PAUCULA;

EID: 0035175485     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.1.381-384.2001     Document Type: Article

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