Evaluation of PCR primers from putative transcriptional regulator genes for identification of Staphylococcus aureus

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-73

  Liu, D ^a   Lawrence, M L ^a   Austin, F W ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identification; PCR; Staphylococcus aureus; Transcriptional regulator gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA SEQUENCES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL ISOLATES; BACTERIAL STRAINS; GENBANK; GENE SEQUENCES; IDENTIFICATION; PCR; PCR PRIMERS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR GENE;

GENES;

FOOD SAFETY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENBANK; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATOR GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 12444323664     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01629.x     Document Type: Article

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