Use of denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography to identify Bacillus anthracis by analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA interspacer region and gyrA gene

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4758-4766

  Hurtle, William ^a   Bode, Elizabeth ^b   Kaplan, Rebecca Susan ^b   Garrison, Jeff ^c   Kearney, Brian ^b   Shoemaker, David ^b   Henchal, Erik ^b   Norwood, David ^b  

^a Clinical Research Management   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

23S RRNA; RNA 16S; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE SEQUENCE; GYRA GENE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA GYRASE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0141958244     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4758-4766.2003     Document Type: Article

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