title: Taxonomy and epidemiology. Molecular approaches: an opening lecture.
authors.affiliation: Streptococcus Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Facklam
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology / Q000379:methods*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S