A degenerate primer MOB typing (DPMT) method to classify gamma-proteobacterial plasmids in clinical and environmental settings

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Alvarado, Andrés ^a   Garcillán Barcia, M Pilar ^a   de la Cruz, Fernando ^a  

^a University of Cantabria   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DEGENERATE PRIMER MOB TYPING; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; RELAXASE GENE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84863856890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040438     Document Type: Article

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