Molecular biogrouping of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica: Development of a diagnostic PCR assay with histologic correlation

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 658-664

  Lamps, Laura W ^a   Havens, Jennifer M ^a   Gilbrech, Lori J ^b   Dube, Peter H ^c   Scott, Margie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Biogroup; Enterocolitis; Granuloma; PCR; Polymerase chain reaction; Virulence; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 23S;

AMPLICON; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOLITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 33646260907     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/A8JJPGGGWXYLF48A     Document Type: Article

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