Three subtypes of the tet(M) gene identified in bacterial isolates from periodontal pockets

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 299-303

  Olsvik, B ^a,b,c   Tenover, F C ^b   Olsen, I ^a   Rasheed, J K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Nordøya Dental Clinic   (Norway)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; Genotype; Molecular epidemiology; Periodontal disease; Polymerase chain reaction; Tetracycline resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030260744     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1996.tb00185.x     Document Type: Article

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