A paradigm for the molecular identification of Mycobacterium species in a routine diagnostic laboratory

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 598-602

  Williams, K J ^a   Ling, C L ^a   Jenkins, C ^a   Gillespie, S H ^b   McHugh, T D ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34248180601     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46855-0     Document Type: Article

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