tuf gene sequence analysis has greater discriminatory power than 16S rRNA sequence analysis in identification of clinical isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4142-4149

  Hwang, Sang Mee ^a   Kim, Myoung Shin ^b   Park, Kyoung Un ^a,b   Song, Junghan ^a,b   Kim, Eui Chong ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENBANK; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUF GENE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COAGULASE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR TU; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 82455216677     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.05213-11     Document Type: Article

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