Phylogenetic position of rare human mycoplasmas, mycoplasma faucium, M. buccale, M. primatum and M. spermatophilum, based on 16S rRNA gene sequences

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 305-309

  Rawadi, Georges ^a   Dujeancourt Henry, Annick ^a   Lemercier, Brigitte ^a   Roulland Dussoix, Daisy ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Mycoplasmas

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MOLLICUTES; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ANIMALIA; MOLLICUTES; MYCOPLASMA BUCCALE; MYCOPLASMA FAUCIUM; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA PRIMATUM; MYCOPLASMA SPERMATOPHILUM; MYCOPLASMATALES; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031891304     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-1-305     Document Type: Article

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