Genotypic and phenotypic diversity within Streptococcus anginosus

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 645-650

  Whiley, R A ^a   Hall, L M C ^a   Hardie, J M ^a   Beighton, D ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS;

EID: 0030876632     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-3-645     Document Type: Article

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