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Genotyping bacterial and fungal pathogens using sequence variation in the gene for the CCA-adding enzyme.
BMC microbiology - 18 Mar 2016
Franz Paul, Betat Heike, Mörl Mario
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BACKGROUND: To allow an immediate treatment of an infection with suitable antibiotics and bactericides or fungicides, there is an urgent need for fast and precise identification of the causative human pathogens. Methods based on DNA sequence comparison like 16S rRNA analysis have become standard tools for pathogen verification. However, the distinction of closely related organisms remains a challenging task. To...
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