Ribosomal DNA polymorphism in the genus Bifidobacterium

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-192

  Mangin, I ^a   Bourget, N ^a   Decaris, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Identification; Polymorphism; rDNA; RFLP; Ribosomal patterns

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM INDICUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0029917757     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(96)80218-X     Document Type: Article

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