The use of allozyme electrophoresis to assess genetic heterogeneity among previously subspeciated isolates of Fusobacterium nucleatum

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-21

  Morris, M L ^a   Andrews, R H ^a   Rogers, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allozyme electrophoresis; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Genetic heterogeneity; Subspeciation

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

ABSCESS; ALLELES; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROPHORESIS, CELLULOSE ACETATE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030088139     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1996.tb00331.x     Document Type: Article

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