Analysis of genetic identity of North American Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains by pulsed-field ge1 electrophoresis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3392-3394

  Dumler, J S ^a   Asanovich, K M ^a,c   Bakken, J S ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SMDC Health System   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ACCURACY; ANAPLASMA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOGS; EHRLICHIOSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0038303296     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3392-3394.2003     Document Type: Article

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