Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Bifidobacterium and related genera based on 16S rDNA sequences

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 661-667

  Miyake, Taeko ^a   Watanabe, Koichi ^a   Watanabe, Tsugio ^a   Oyaizu, Hiroshi ^b  

^a YAKULT CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequence; Genus Bifidobacterium; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DNA SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM DENTICOLENS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM INOPINATUM; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; LACTOBACILLUS; PARASCARDOVIA DENTICOLENS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SCARDOVIA INOPINATA;

EID: 0031790825     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02337.x     Document Type: Article

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