Employment of 16 S rDNA gene sequencing techniques to identify culturable environmental eubacteria in a tertiary referral hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-58

  Xu, J ^a   Smyth, C L ^a   Buchanan, J A ^a   Dolan, A ^a   Rooney, P J ^a   Millar, B C ^a   Goldsmith, C E ^a   Elborn, J S ^a,b   Moore, J E ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16 S rDNA; Broad range; Identification; Molecular; PCR; Sequencing; Universal

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; WATER;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLEANING; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EUBACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TERRABACTER;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, MUNICIPAL; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 2342503768     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.01.011     Document Type: Article

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