Biovar diversity is reflected by variations of genes encoding urease of ureaplasma urealyticum

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 625-627

  Yang, Ruifu ^a   Zhang, Minli ^a   Guo, Zhaobiao ^a   Wang, Xiaohui ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biovar diversity; PCR; Ureaplasma urealyticum; Urease gene

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 1842365518     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01902.x     Document Type: Article

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