Heterogeneity of plant-associated streptococci as characterized by phenotypic features and restriction analysis of PCR-amplified 16s rDNA

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 293-303

  Ulrich, A ^a   Muller T ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RDNA; ENDONUCLEASES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FORAGE GRASS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERS; PHENOTYPIC FEATURES; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WHOLE-CELL PROTEIN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CACTINOMYCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ENDONUCLEASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; KANAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; RIBOSOME DNA; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GRASS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS MUNDTII; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 0031906764     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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