Whole-cell protein electrophoretic analysis of viridans streptococci: Evidence for heterogeneity among Streptococcus mitis biovars

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-125

  Vandamme, P ^a,b   Torck, U ^a   Falsen, E ^c   Pot, B ^d   Goossens, H ^b   Kersters, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Streptococcus mitis; Viridans streptococci; Whole cell protein analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

EID: 0031891106     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-1-117     Document Type: Article

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