Characterization of Haemophilus segnis, an Important Cause of Bacteremia, by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 877-880

  Lau, Susanna K P ^a   Woo, Patrick C Y ^a   Mok, Mo Yin ^b   Teng, Jade L L ^a   Tam, Victoria K P ^a   Chan, Katie K H ^a   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS SEGNIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTEREMIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENE SILENCING; GENES, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS SEGNIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1242314275     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.877-880.2004     Document Type: Article

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