Molecular identification and characterization of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) in a urease-positive thermophilic Campylobacter sp. (UPTC)

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 713-720

  Tasaki, E ^a   Hirayama, J ^a   Tazumi, A ^a   Hayashi, K ^a   Hara, Y ^a   Ueno, H ^a   Moore, J E ^b   Millar, B C ^b   Matsuda, M ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cas; CRISPRs; RT PCR; Sequence analysis; UPTC

Indexed keywords

CAS; CRISPRS; RT-PCR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UPTC;

GENES; SEPARATION;

TRANSCRIPTION;

UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CAMPYLOBACTER; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; INVERTED REPEAT; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CAMPYLOBACTER; GENES, BACTERIAL; INVERTED REPEAT SEQUENCES; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UREASE;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER SP.;

EID: 84856412774     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0867-3     Document Type: Article

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