Phylogenetic position of the spirochetal genus Cristispira

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 942-946

  Paster, B J ^a   Pelletier, D A ^b,f   Dewhirst, F E ^a   Weisburg, W G ^b,g   Fussing, V ^c   Poulsen, L K ^c,h   Dannenberg, S ^d   Schroeder, I ^e  

^a FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GENE TRAK   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^g Gen Probe Incorporated   (United States)

^h NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA PROBE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA ANALYSIS; SPIROCHETE;

EID: 0030048083     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.3.942-946.1996     Document Type: Article

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