Gemella bergeriae sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1290-1293

  Collins, Matthew D ^a   Hutson, Roger A ^a   Falsen, Enevold ^b   Sjöden, Berit ^b   Facklam, Richard R ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; ELECTROPHORESIS; GEMELLA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENEALOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEMELLA; GEMELLA BERGERI; GEMELLA HAEMOLYSANS; GEMELLA MORBILLORUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031969971     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.5.1290-1293.1998     Document Type: Article

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