Application of molecular biology techniques to the diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections

APMIS

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 857-864

  Ruiz M ^a   Rodriguez J C ^a   Escribano, I ^a   Garcia Martinez J ^b   Rodriguez Valera F ^c   Royo, G ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium spp; PRA; Spacers

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM MALMOENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 0035681170     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2001.091208.x     Document Type: Article

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