In silico analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing-based methods for identification of medically important anaerobic bacteria

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 576-579

  Woo, Patrick C Y ^a,b   Chung, Liliane M W ^a   Teng, Jade L L ^a   Tse, Herman ^a,b   Pang, Sherby S Y ^a   Lau, Veronica Y T ^a   Wong, Vanessa W K ^a   Kam, Kwok Ling ^a   Lau, Susanna K P ^a,b   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; HUMANS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA;

EID: 34249903335     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.038653     Document Type: Article

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