Diversity of Francisella species in environmental samples from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 277-283

  Berrada, Zenda L ^a   Telford III, Sam R ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA PHILOMIRAGIA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. TULARENSIS; IXODIDA;

BACTERIAL DNA; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RNA 16S; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FRANCISELLA; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSPOSON; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BIODIVERSITY; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRANCISELLA; MASSACHUSETTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; TULAREMIA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; ZOONOSES;

EID: 77950587495     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9568-y     Document Type: Article

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