PCR-based methods for identification of enterococcus species

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 649-653

  Drahovska H ^a   Kocincova D ^a   Seman, M ^a   Turna J ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE PVUII; PROTOZOAL DNA; SPACER DNA; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTEROCOCCUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037516746     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02818665     Document Type: Article

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