PCR detection of Ruminococcus spp. in human and animal faecal samples

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 259-265

  Wang, Rong Fu ^a   Cao, Wei Wen ^a   Cerniglia, Carl E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Faeces; Human; PCR detection; Ruminococcus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMINOCOCCUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RUMINOCOCCUS; RUMINOCOCCUS ALBUS; RUMINOCOCCUS BROMII; RUMINOCOCCUS CALLIDUS; RUMINOCOCCUS FLAVEFACIENS; RUMINOCOCCUS OBEUM;

EID: 0030800930     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1997.0111     Document Type: Article

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