The use of rpoB sequence analysis in the differentiation of Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium chelonae: A critical judgement in cystic fibrosis?

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Arnold, C ^a   Barrett, A ^b   Cross, L ^a   Magee, J G ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b North of England Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; M. abscessus; M. chelonae; rpoB; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CYSTIC FIBROSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE;

EID: 84859897173     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03785.x     Document Type: Article

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