Optimization of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for Legionella pneumophila subtyping

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1334-1340

  Zhou, Haijian ^a   Ren, Hongyu ^a   Zhu, Bingqing ^a   Kan, Biao ^a   Xu, Jianguo ^a   Shao, Zhujun ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINATORY POWER; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MOLECULAR METHODS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PILOT STUDIES; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION ENZYMES; SIMILAR PATTERN; SIMILARITY COEFFICIENTS; SOFTWARE ANALYSIS; SUBTYPINGS; WATER SYSTEM;

ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; GELS; WATERWORKS;

OPTIMIZATION;

BACTERIAL DNA; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE ASCI; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE SFII; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 77649219359     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01455-09     Document Type: Article

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