A DNA microarray facilitates the diagnosis of Bacillus anthracis in environmental samples

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-331

  Felder, K M ^a   Hoelzle, K ^a   Wittenbrink, M M ^a   Zeder, M ^a   Ehricht, R ^b   Hoelzle, L E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Clondiag Chip Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ArrayTube; Bacillus anthracis; Biotinylation; DNA microarray; Environmental samples

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; STRAIN;

ARRAYTUBE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOTINYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

DNA 16S; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

ARRAY; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; PLASMID; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; DNA MICROARRAY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 68849088235     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02664.x     Document Type: Article

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