Mycoplasma sturni sp. nov., from the conjunctiva of a European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 716-719

  Forsyth, M H ^a,c   Tully, J G ^b   Gorton, T S ^a   Hinckley, L ^a   Frasca Jr , S ^a   Van Kruiningen, H J ^a   Geary, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYTOSINE; GLUCOSE; GUANINE; RIBOSOME RNA; STEROL; UREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIRD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029680352     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-3-716     Document Type: Article

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