Detection and identification of bacteria in clinical samples by 16S rRNA gene sequencing: Comparison of two different approaches in clinical practice

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 483-488

  Jenkins, Claire ^a,b   Ling, Clare L ^a,b   Ciesielczuk, Holly L ^a,c   Lockwood, Julianne ^a   Hopkins, Susan ^a,c   McHugh, Timothy D ^c   Gillespie, Stephen H ^c,d   Kibbler, Christopher C ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUPPURATION;

EID: 84858142887     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.030387-0     Document Type: Article

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