Molecular characterization of Clostridium tetani strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and colony PCR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 5604-5606

  Plourde Owobi, Lucile ^a   Seguin, Delphine ^a   Baudin, Marie Anne ^a   Moste, Catherine ^a   Rokbi, Bachra ^a  

^a SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CLONING; ELECTROPHORESIS;

CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLONE; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; GENE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TETX GENE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TETANUS TOXIN;

CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI;

EID: 25144443737     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.9.5604-5606.2005     Document Type: Article

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