Molecular Methods for Microbial Identification and Typing

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Towner, K.J. (Autor), Cockayne, A. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1993.
Edición:1st ed. 1993.
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1506-3
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 An introduction to microbial identification and typing methods
  • 1.1 A brief overview of microbial identification
  • 1.2 Conventional biological methods for microbial typing
  • 1.3 Molecular approaches to microbial identification and typing
  • References
  • 2 Analysis of nucleic acid profiles
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Plasmid analysis
  • 2.3 Analysis of chromosomal DNA
  • 2.4 Summary
  • References
  • 3 Identification and typing by nucleic acid hybridization techniques
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Basic principles of nucleic acid hybridization
  • 3.3 Analysis of RFLPs by hybridization techniques
  • 3.4 Summary
  • References
  • 4 Nucleic acid amplification and sequencing techniques
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
  • 4.3 Other amplification methods
  • 4.4 Nucleic acid sequencing techniques
  • 4.5 Summary
  • References
  • 5 Analysis of protein and lipopolysaccharide profiles
  • 5.1 Introduction to protein fingerprinting
  • 5.2 Protein analysis
  • 5.3 Lipopolysaccharide typing schemes
  • 5.4 Summary
  • References
  • 6 Typing and identification of microorganisms with antibodies
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Production of antibodies for serotyping and identification
  • 6.3 Techniques used in serotyping
  • 6.4 Summary
  • References
  • 7 Final summary and future prospects.