Unification of the genera Serpulina and Brachyspira, and proposals of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae comb. nov., Brachyspira innocens comb. nov. and Brachyspira pilosicoli comb. nov.

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 445-452

  Ochiai, Sachiyo ^a   Adachi, Yoshikazu ^a   Mori, Katsumi ^b  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brachyspira aalborgi; Serpulina; Unification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRACHYSPIRA; DNA SEQUENCE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA INNOCENS; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI;

EID: 0030844262     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01877.x     Document Type: Article

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