Phylogenetic position of Riemerella anatipestifer based on 16S rRNA gene sequences

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 562-565

  Subramaniam, Sumathi ^a,b   Chua, Kim Lee ^b   Tan, Hai Meng ^b   Loh, Hilda ^c   Kuhnert, Peter ^a   Frey, Joachim ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Veterinary Laboratory Branch   (Singapore)

^d Inst for Veterinary Bacteriology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DUCK; FLAVOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE;

RIEMERELLA ANATIPESTIFER;

EID: 0030942178     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-562     Document Type: Article

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