Use of Long-Range Repetitive Element Polymorphism-PCR to Differentiate Bacillus anthracis Strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3021-3028

  Brumlik, Michael J ^b   Szymajda, Urszula ^a,b   Zakowska, Dorota ^b   Liang, Xudong ^b   Redkar, Rajendra J ^b   Patra, Guy ^b   Del Vecchio, Vito G ^b  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0035403601     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.7.3021-3028.2001     Document Type: Article

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