Proximal region of the gene encoding cytadherence-related protein permits molecular typing of Mycoplasma genitalium clinical strains by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 598-603

  Musatovova, Oxana ^a   Herrera, Caleb ^a   Baseman, Joel B ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL ADHESION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM;

EID: 32344436283     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.598-603.2006     Document Type: Article

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