Ribosomal DNA sequencing for identification of aerobic gram-positive rods in the clinical laboratory (an 18-month evaluation)

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 4134-4140

  Bosshard, P P ^a   Abels, S ^a   Zbinden, R ^a   Bottger E C ^a   Altwegg, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ACTINOMYCES; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE ASPOROGENOUS ROD-SHAPED BACTERIA; LACTOBACILLUS; LISTERIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; RHODOCOCCUS; ROTHIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GRAM-POSITIVE RODS; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LISTERIA; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; RHODOCOCCUS; ROTHIA; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0041919471     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4134-4140.2003     Document Type: Article

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