Comparison of biochemical and molecular methods for the identification of bacterial isolates associated with failed loggerhead sea turtle eggs

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1244-1251

  Awong Taylor, J ^a   Craven, K S ^a   Griffiths, L ^a   Bass, C ^a   Muscarella, M ^a  

^a Armstrong State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accugenix; API 20E; API 20NE; Identification; Loggerhead; Microgen GN ID

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

16S RRNA; ACCUGENIX; API 20 ENTERIC; API 20 NONENTERIC; BIOCHEMICAL METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES; IDENTIFICATION; LOGGERHEAD; MICROGEN GN-ID; MOLECULAR METHODS;

RNA;

RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TURTLE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RNA ANALYSIS; TURTLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 42149177922     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03650.x     Document Type: Article

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