Characterization of some Actinomyces-like isolates from human clinical specimens: Reclassification of Actinomyces suis (Soltys and Spratling) as Actinobaculum suis comb. nov. and description of Actinobaculum schaalii sp. nov.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 899-903

  Lawson, Paul A ^a   Falsen, Enevold ^b   Åkervall, Eva ^b   Vandamme, Peter ^c   Collins, Matthew D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACULUM; ACTINOBACULUM SCHAALII; ACTINOBACULUM SUIS; ACTINOMYCES; ARCANOBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030749662     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-3-899     Document Type: Article

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