Analysis of 16S rRNA gene mutations in a subset of Aeromonas strains and their impact in species delineation

International Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-194

  Alperi, Anabel ^a   Figueras, Maria J ^a   Inza, Isabel ^a   Martínez Murcia, Antonio J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene michoheterogeneities; Aeromonas; rpoD gene

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS MEDIA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS VERONII;

EID: 54349127130     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.59     Document Type: Article

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