gyrB as a phylogenetic discriminator for members of the Bacillus anthracis-cereus-thuringiensis group

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 383-394

  La Duc, Myron T ^a   Satomi, Masataka ^b   Agata, Norio ^c   Venkateswaran, Kasthuri ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Natl Res Institute of Fisheries   (Japan)

^c Nagoya Pub Hlth Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Discrimination; gyrB; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COST; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 1142297445     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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