Multiprimer PCR system for differential identification of mycobacteria in clinical samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 324-328

  Del Portillo, Patricia ^a,d   Carmen Thomas, M ^a   Martínez, Enrique ^b   Marañón, Concepción ^a   Valladares, Basilio ^b   Patarroyo, Manuel Elkin ^c   López, Manuel Carlos ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO DE PARASITOLOGÍA Y BIOMEDICINA LÓPEZ NEYRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 9044254528     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.2.324-328.1996     Document Type: Article

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