Detection of Mycoplasma fermentans in saliva sampled from infants, preschool and school children, adolescents and adults by a polymerase chain reaction-based assay

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 521-525

  Shibata, Ken Ichiro ^a   Kaga, Masayuki ^a   Kudo, Masaki ^a   Dong, Li ^a   Hasebe, Akira ^a   Domon, Hikouji ^a   Sato, Yoshiaki ^a   Oguchi, Haruhisa ^a   Watanabe, Tsuguo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

M. fermentans; Polymerase chain reaction; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL HYBRIDIZATION; CHILD; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS;

EID: 0033025399     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb02437.x     Document Type: Article

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