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Successful Culture Techniques for Helicobacter Species: Verification of Helicobacter Identity Using 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis

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Helicobacter Species

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 921))

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This chapter describes protocols for the verification of putative Helicobacter species’ identities using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.

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    Jeannette M. Whitmire & D. Scott Merrell

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Whitmire, J.M., Merrell, D.S. (2012). Successful Culture Techniques for Helicobacter Species: Verification of Helicobacter Identity Using 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis. In: Houghton, J. (eds) Helicobacter Species. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 921. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-005-2_6

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