RNA polymerase β-subunit gene (rpoB) sequence analysis for the identification of Bacteroides spp

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-54

  Ko, K S ^a,c   Kuwahara, T ^b   Haehwa, L ^c   Yoon, Y J ^c   Kim, B J ^c   Lee, K H ^d   Ohnishi, Y ^b   Kook, Y H ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteroides; Bacteroides fragilis; Molecular identification; Porphyromonas; Prevotella; rpoB

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES OVATUS; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES DISTASONIS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES OVATUS; BACTEROIDES SP.; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA;

EID: 33845283565     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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