Antigenic and genomic homogeneity of successive Mycoplasma hominis isolates

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 659-666

  Jensen, Lise T ^a   Thorsen, P ^b   Moller B ^b   Birkelund, S ^a   Christiansen, G ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEWBORN; PHARYNX; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0031877004     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-8-659     Document Type: Article

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