Differentiation of Anaplasmataceae through partial groEL gene analysis

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 655-662

  Park, Hyo Soon ^a   Lee, Jung Hee ^a   Jeong, Eun Ju ^a   Park, Tae Kyu ^a   Kim, Tae Yung ^b   Chae, Joon Seok ^c   Park, Jin Ho ^c   Klein, Terry A ^d   Jang, Won Jong ^a   Park, Kyung Hee ^a   Lee, Seung Hyun ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Korea   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Preventive Services Directorate   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaplasmataceae; Differentiation; groEL gene

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONIN;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 24744468973     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03644.x     Document Type: Article

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