Determination of genetic diversity within the genus Bifidobacterium and estimation of chromosomal size.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb12737.x

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Determination of genetic diversity within the genus Bifidobacterium and estimation of chromosomal size.

FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Nov 1997

O'Riordan K, Fitzgerald G F

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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was proven to be an efficient means of differentiating 25 strains of Bifidobacterium obtained from culture collections. XbaI, SpeI, DraI restriction enzyme profiles indicated genomic heterogeneity among strains. When seven human isolates of bifidobacteria were com...

Topics

Bifidobacterium
Chromosomes, Bacterial
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enzymes
Genetic Variation
Genome, Bacterial
Humans
Molecular Weight
Restriction Mapping

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