A hemagglutinating variant of Prevotella melaninogenica isolated from the oral cavity

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 362-367

  Haraldsson, G ^a   Holbrook, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Fimbria; Hemagglutination; PCR RFLP; Prevotella melaninogenica

Indexed keywords

GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032403194     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1998.tb00692.x     Document Type: Article

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