IS<it>1111 </it>insertion sequences of <it>Coxiella burnetii</it>: characterization and use for repetitive element PCR-based differentiation of <it>Coxiella burnetii </it>isolates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Coxiella burnetii </it>contains the IS<it>1111 </it>transposase which is present 20 times in the Nine Mile phase I (9Mi/I) genome. A single PCR primer that binds to each IS element, and primers specific to...

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Main Authors: Massung Robert F, Thompson Herbert A, Denison Amy M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/91