Genetic diversity of Flavobacterium columnare examined by restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene and the 16S-23S rDNA spacer

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-274

  Darwish, Ahmed M ^a   Ismaiel, Adnan A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Columnaris; Epidemiology; Flavobacterium columnare; Genotypes; RFLP; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE; UNITED STATES;

DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; PISCES;

EID: 22144478707     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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