Detection of galE gene by polymerase chain reaction in campylobacters associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 313-317

  Nawaz, Mohamed S ^a   Wang, Rong Fu ^a   Khan, Saeed A ^a   Khan, Ashraf A ^a  

^a Food and Drug Administration   (Argentina)

Author keywords

galE gene; Guillain Barre Syndrome; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GALE GENE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HELICOBACTER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (BIRD);

CAMPYLOBACTER; GALE; GALLUS GALLUS; HELICOBACTER; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0242320539     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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