Investigations of the taxonomy and systematics of Fusobacterium nucleatum using allozyme electrophoresis

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-110

  Morris, Michelle L ^a   Andrews, R H ^a   Rogers, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0031031405     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-1-103     Document Type: Article

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