Sequence analysis of the variable number tandem repeat in Staphylococcus aureus protein a gene: Spa Typing

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 431, Issue , 2007, Pages 285-305

  Mathema, Barun ^a   Mediavilla, Jose ^a   Kreiswirth, Barry N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; Epidemiology; Genotyping; Spa typing; Staphylococcus aureus; Variable number tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 40549096735     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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