Molecular evolution and diversity in Bacillus anthracis as detected by amplified fragment length polymorphism markers

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 818-824

  Keim, Paul ^a,b   Kalif, Abdulahi ^c   Schupp, James ^b   Hill, Karen ^a   Travis, Steven E ^b   Richmond, Kara ^a   Adair, Debra M ^a   Hugh Jones, Martin ^c   Kuske, Cheryl R ^a   Jackson, Paul ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENOME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; TAXONOMY;

EID: 15644363954     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.3.818-824.1997     Document Type: Article

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