Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the gene for surface layer protein, slpA, from 14 PCR ribotypes of Clostridium difficile

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-83

  Eidhin, Déirdre Ní ^a   Ryan, Anthony W ^a   Doyle, Rachael M ^a,b   Walsh, J Bernard ^a   Kelleher, Dermot ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b St Columcille s Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN SECA; PROTEIN SLPA; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; ELDERLY CARE; GENE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SLPA GENE;

AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 29744441162     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46204-0     Document Type: Article

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