Phylogenetic studies of Nocardia species based on gyrB gene analyses

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-171

  Takeda, Kenjiro ^a,b   Kang, Yingqian ^a,c   Yazawa, Katsukiyo ^a   Gonoi, Tohru ^a   Mikami, Yuzuru ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^c GUIZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; MYCOLIC ACID;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS;

DNA GYRASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; NOCARDIA; PHYLOGENY; RHODOCOCCUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 76049109972     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.011346-0     Document Type: Article

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