Characterization of Bacteroides forsythus isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1378-1381

  Takemoto, T ^a   Kurihara, H ^a   Dahlen, G ^b,c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Department of Oral Microbiology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES; COCULTURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; TANNERELLA FORSYTHENSIS;

EID: 0031000483     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1378-1381.1997     Document Type: Article

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