A Comparison of BOX-PCR and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis to Determine Genetic Relatedness of Enterococci from Different Environments

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 378-387

  Jackson, Charlene R ^a   Furtula, Vesna ^b   Farrell, Erin G ^b   Barrett, John B ^a   Hiott, Lari M ^a   Chambers, Patricia ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; FECES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FRESH WATER; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 84864370101     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0027-9     Document Type: Article

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