rpoB Gene Sequence-Based Identification of Aerobic Gram-Positive Cocci of the Genera Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Gemella, Abiotrophia, and Granulicatella

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 497-504

  Drancourt, Michel ^a   Roux, Véronique ^a   Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ABIOTROPHIA; ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENTEROCOCCUS; GEMELLA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; GRANULICATELLA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RPOB GENE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLACEAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE; STREPTOCOCCACEAE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ABIOTROPHIA; ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; GEMELLA; GRANULICATELLA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUINUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 1242314287     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.497-504.2004     Document Type: Article

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