Detection of diverse new Francisella-like bacteria in environmental samples

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 5494-5500

  Barns, Susan M ^a   Grow, Christy C ^a,c   Okinaka, Richard T ^a   Keim, Paul ^b   Kuske, Cheryl R ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTERRORIST ACTIVITIES; FRANCISELLA-LIKE BACTERIA; PCR PRODUCTS;

BIOASSAY; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RNA; SOILS; WATER;

BACTERIA;

RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; ENVIRONMENT; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA PHILOMIRAGIA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLAVOPROTEINS; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TULAREMIA; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA PHILOMIRAGIA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 25144510622     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.9.5494-5500.2005     Document Type: Article

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