Phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity among cultivable pathogen-related oral spirochetes and Treponema vincentii

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3676-3680

  Riviere, G R ^a   Smith, K S ^a   Willis, S G ^a   Riviere, K H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPIROCHETE; TREPONEMA;

EID: 0032851114     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3676-3680.1999     Document Type: Article

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