Genomic markers for differentiation of Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis A.I and A.II strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 336-341

  Molins Schneekloth, Claudia R ^a,b   Belisle, John T ^b   Petersen, Jeannine M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; DISEASES; GENES;

ANATOMICAL SOURCE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION; HUMAN CLINICAL ISOLATES; HYBRIDIZATION;

BIOMARKERS;

BACTERIUM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GENETIC MARKER; HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCISELLA NOVICIDA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS HOLARTICA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS TULARENSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC MARKER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBSPECIES; SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION; TULAREMIA;

DNA, BACTERIAL; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TULAREMIA;

FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. TULARENSIS;

EID: 37849050223     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01522-07     Document Type: Article

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