Characterization of Actinomyces turicensis and Actinomyces radingae strains from human clinical samples

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 503-510

  Vandamme, P ^a,b   Falsen, E ^c   Vancanneyt, M ^a   Van Esbroeck, M ^b   Van De Merwe, D ^d   Bergmans, A ^e   Schouls, L ^e   Sabbe, L ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d Reg Lab for Public Health Zeeland   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actinomyces radingae; Actinomyces turicensis; Arcanobacterium; Gardnerella vaginalis; Protein electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FATTY ACID; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACTINOMYCES; ARCANOBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES RADINGAE; ACTINOMYCES TURICENSIS; ARCANOBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031778524     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-2-503     Document Type: Article

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