Identification of mycobacteria by sequencing of rpoB gene and 16S rRNA

Kekkaku

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 551-558

  Kazumi, Yuko ^a   Maeda, Shinji ^a   Sugawara, Isamu ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TUBERCULOSIS   (Japan)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Identification of mycobacteria; RIDOM; rpoB gene; Sequence; Unidentified strain

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RNA 16S; RPOB PROTEIN, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 34247200599     PISSN: 00229776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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