Bacteriocin production and sensitivity among coaggregating and noncoaggregating oral streptococci

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 98-105

  Tompkins, G R ^a   Peavey, M A ^a   Birchmeier, K R ^a   Tagg, J R ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Bacteriocin resistance; Competence; Genetic transformation; Interbacterial coaggregation; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031126775     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1997.tb00624.x     Document Type: Article

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