Analysis of genetic relatedness of Haemophilus influenzae isolates by multilocus sequence typing

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1473-1483

  Erwin, Alice L ^a,g   Sandstedt, Sara A ^b   Bonthuis, Paul J ^a   Geelhood, Jennifer L ^a   Nelson, Kevin L ^a   Unrath, William C T ^a   Diggle, Mathew A ^c   Theodore, Mary J ^d   Pleatman, Cynthia R ^d   Mothershed, Elizabeth A ^d   Sacchi, Claudio T ^d,h   Mayer, Leonard W ^d   Gilsdorf, Janet R ^b,e   Smith, Arnold L ^a,f  

^a SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^h INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLADISTICS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 38949183059     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01207-07     Document Type: Article

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