Pathogenicity of facultative and obligate anaerobic bacteria in monoculture and combined with either Prevotella intermedia or Prevotella nigrescens

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 368-372

  Siqueira Jr , J F ^a,b   Magalhaes F A C ^a   Lima, K C ^c   De Uzeda, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abscess; Bacterial pathogenicity; Mouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032401906     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1998.tb00693.x     Document Type: Article

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