Differential identification of Bacillus anthracis from environmental Bacillus species using microarray analysis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 754-763

  Burton, J E ^a   Oshota, O J ^a   Silman, N J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bioterrorism; Differential identification; DNA microarray detection; Environmental Bacillus species

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOTERRORISM; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBES; RNA;

B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SP; BACILLUS SPECIES; DIFFERENTIAL IDENTIFICATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA MICROARRAY DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL BACILLUS SPECIES; MICRO-ARRAY DETECTION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS;

GENES;

CAP BINDING PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RNA 16S; SPACER DNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CROSS REACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE PROBE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PLEIOTROPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TANDEM REPEAT;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SP.; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.; NEISSERIA SP.; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; STREPTOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 33748712243     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02991.x     Document Type: Article

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