Analysis of secA1 gene sequences for identification of Nocardia species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2760-2766

  Conville, Patricia S ^a,b   Zelazny, Adrian M ^a   Witebsky, Frank G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SECA1; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECA1 GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOCARDIA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

NOCARDIA;

EID: 33747196167     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00155-06     Document Type: Article

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