Intragenomic heterogeneity in the 16S rRNA genes of Flavobacterium columnare and standard protocol for genomovar assignment

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 657-669

  LaFrentz, B R ^a   Waldbieser, G C ^b   Welch, T J ^c   Shoemaker, C A ^a  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR COOL AND COLD WATER AQUACULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Columnaris disease; Flavobacterium columnare; Genomovar; Intragenomic heterogeneity; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE;

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA SEQUENCE; FISH DISEASE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84898826540     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12166     Document Type: Article

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