Molecular typing of epidemic and nonepidemic Vibrio cholerae isolates and differentiation of V. cholerae and V. mimicus isolates by PCR-single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 544-555

  Reen, F J ^a   Boyd, E Fidelma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

groEL; Molecular typing; PCR SSCP; Vibrio cholerae; Vibrio mimicus

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENES; POLYMORPHISM;

EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY; GROEL; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-SINGLE-STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; STRAIN BASED; STRAND CONFORMATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CHAPERONIN;

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 2; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TECHNIQUE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

EID: 14844284646     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02451.x     Document Type: Article

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