Polymerase chain reaction for identification of oral streptococci: Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus downei and Streptococcus salivarius

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-88

  Igarashi, Takeshi ^a   Yamamoto, Ayako ^a   Goto, Nobuichi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dextranase gene; Polymerase chain reaction; Streptococcus downei; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus salivarius; Streptococcus sobrinus

Indexed keywords

DEXTRANASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUTH FLORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

STREPTOCOCCUS DOWNEI; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 0031712121     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00078-5     Document Type: Article

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