Semi-automated rep-PCR for rapid differentiation of major clonal groups of Escherichia coli meningitis strains

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 299, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 402-409

  Bonacorsi, Stéphane ^a,b   Bidet, Philippe ^a,b   Mahjoub, Farah ^a,b   Mariani Kurkdjian, Patricia ^a,b   Ait Ifrane, Shadia ^a,b   Courroux, Céline ^a,b   Bingen, Edouard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Meningitis; MLST; Rep PCR; Typing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; MENINGITIS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; NORTH AMERICA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68749090842     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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