Difficult-to-identify bacteria: how use of 16S rDNA PCR and gene sequencing can help.
Xu
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Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Stanley
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Millar
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McClurg
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Shaw
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Crothers
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Goldsmith
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Rooney
R J
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Loughrey
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Murphy
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Dooley
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