Identification of Enterococcus species by melting curve analysis of restriction fragments

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-147

  Martín, Belén ^a   Garriga, Margarita ^a   Aymerich, Teresa ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enterococci; ITS; MCARF; sodA; Species identification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 48749091281     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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