Comparison between rpoB and 16S rRNA gene sequencing for molecular identification of 168 clinical isolates of Corynebacterium

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1934-1936

  Khamis, Atieh ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a   La Scola, Bernard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 17044364421     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.1934-1936.2005     Document Type: Article

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