Typing of mutans streptococci by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 821-826

  Saarela, Maria ^a   Hannula, Johanna ^a   Mättö, Jaana ^a   Asikainen, Sirkka ^a   Alaluusua, Satu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

AP PCR; mutans streptococci; ribotype; serotype

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL LYSATE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REPRODUCIBILITY; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 0030209478     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(96)00049-0     Document Type: Article

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