Characterization of a repetitive element polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction chromosomal marker that discriminates Bacillus anthracis from related species

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 456-462

  Cherif, A ^a,b   Borin, S ^a   Rizzi, A ^a   Ouzari, H ^b   Boudabous, A ^b   Daffonchio, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; CHAINS; CHROMOSOMES; CLONING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; B.ANTHRACIS; B.SUBTILIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; SIGNATURE SEQUENCES; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION; THURINGIENSIS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR; VIRULENCE PLASMIDS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

NUCLEOTIDE;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHROMOSOME MARKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036906031     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01712.x     Document Type: Article

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