PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis as a tool for Mycobacterium species identification in lepromas for lepromin production

Leprosy Review

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-142

  Alban, Silvana M ^a   Sella, Sandra R B R ^b   Miranda, Ruy N ^c   Mira, Marcelo Távora ^d   Soccol, Vanete Thomaz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Paraná Department of Health   (Brazil)

^c Fundacao Pro Hansen   (Brazil)

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 65; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROMIN TEST; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STANDARDIZATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHAPERONINS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEPROMIN; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 70349164106     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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