Phylogenetic analysis of hemoplasma species: An international study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3877-3880

  Tasker, S ^a   Helps, C R ^a   Day, M J ^a   Harbour, D A ^a   Shaw, S E ^a   Harrus, S ^c   Baneth, G ^c   Lobetti, R G ^d   Malik, R ^e   Beaufils, J P ^f   Belford, C R ^b   Gruffydd Jones, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Cytopath Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d Bryanston Veterinary Hospital   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f CLINIQUE VÉTÉRINAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AFRICA; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIDAE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0043011165     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3877-3880.2003     Document Type: Article

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