PCR assay of the groEL gene for detection and differentiation of Bacillus cereus group cells

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 4502-4510

  Chang, Yu Hsiu ^a   Shangkuan, Yung Hui ^a   Lin, Hung Chi ^a   Liu, Hwan Wun ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; GENES;

RIBOSOMES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GROEL GENE; MFEI GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSTI GENE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SODA GENE; TSPRI GENE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; GROEL PROTEIN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BACILLUS PSEUDOMYCOIDES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0043031281     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.8.4502-4510.2003     Document Type: Article

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