Simultaneous identification of campylobacters and prediction of quinolone resistance by comparative sequence analysis

Matthias Husmann, A. Feddersen, Andrea Steitz, C. Freytag, Sucharit Bhakdi

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1997 · 12 citations · 7 references

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Comparative sequence analysis of a 30-bp segment in the quinolone resistance-determining region of campylobacters not only allows for the detection of base changes associated with resistance but also is a powerful tool for species identification based on silent mutations.

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