Evaluation of genetic relatedness of Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated from different sources by AP-PCR and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis assays

Anaerobe

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 192-199

  Vallim, D C ^a   Oliveira, I C M ^a   Antunes, E N F ^a   Ferreira, E O ^a   Moraes, S R ^a,b   Paula, G R ^a   Silva Carvalho, M C ^a   Figueiredo, A M S ^a   Ferreira, M C S ^a   Domingues, R M C P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b VEIGA DE ALMEIDA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AP PCR; Bacteroides fragilis; Genetic diversity; PFGE

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; ENTEROTOXIN;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BIOSTATISTICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA RESTRICTION; EVALUATION; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE INFECTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 0036707357     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.2002.0430     Document Type: Article

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