A 16S rRNA-targeted probe for detection of lactobacilli and enterococci in faecal samples by fluorescent in situ hybridization

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-12

  Harmsen, Hermie J M ^a   Elfferich, Peter ^a   Schut, Frits ^a,b   Welling, Gjalt W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Ctr Microbial Detection I   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

16S rRNA probes; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Intestinal flora; Lactobacilli enterococci group

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LEUCONOSTOC; NONHUMAN; OENOCOCCUS; PEDIOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROBE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOBACILLUS; LEUCONOSTOC; OENOCOCCUS; PEDIOCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA; VAGOCOCCUS; WEISSELLA;

EID: 0033034862     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089106099435862     Document Type: Article

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