Applications of molecular ecology in the characterization of uncultured microorganisms associated with human disease

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-101

  Wilson, Melanie J ^a   Weightman, A J ^a   Wade, W G ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Koch's postulates; Microbial community; Microbial ecology; Molecular biology; PCR; Systematics; Uncultured bacteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INFECTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUTH FLORA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030936733     PISSN: 0954139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013542-199704000-00005     Document Type: Article

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