Classification of the genus Mobiluncus based on comparative partial 16S rRNA gene analysis

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 332-336

  Tiveljung, A ^a   Forsum, U ^a   Monstein, H J ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; MOBILUNCUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

MOBILUNCUS; MOBILUNCUS CURTISII SUBSP. CURTISII; MOBILUNCUS CURTISII SUBSP. HOLMESII; MOBILUNCUS MULIERIS;

EID: 0030042526     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-1-332     Document Type: Article

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