Demonstration of the absence of intervening sequences within 23s rRNA genes from Campylobacter Lari

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 386-394

  Tazumi, Akihiro ^a   Kakinuma, Yuki ^a   Moore, John E ^b   Millar, Cherie B ^b   Taneike, Ikue ^a   Matsuda, Motoo ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter lari proteobacteria 23s rrna gene intervening sequence urease negative thermophilic campylobacter urease positive thermophilic campylobacter

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 23S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BASE SEQUENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 70349245315     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800232     Document Type: Article

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