Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Actinomyces based on 16S rRNA gene sequences: Description of Arcanobacterium phocae sp. nov, Arcanobacterium bernardiae comb. nov., and Arcanobacterium pyogenes comb. nov.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-53

  Ramos, Cristina Pascual ^a   Foster, Geoff ^b   Collins, Matthew D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ACTINOMYCES; ARCANOBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ACTINOMYCES; ARCANOBACTERIUM; ARCANOBACTERIUM BERNARDIAE; ARCANOBACTERIUM PHOCAE; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; MOBILUNCUS; PHOCIDAE; ROTHIA;

EID: 0031021811     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-1-46     Document Type: Article

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