Genetic relationships among mycoplasmas based on the 16s-23s rRNA spacer sequence

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-132

  Harasawa, Ryô ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma; rRNA; Spacer sequence

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ARTICLE; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE;

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMA HYORHINIS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033066182     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb02383.x     Document Type: Article

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