Molecular approaches to the differentiation of Actinomyces species

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 250-256

  Jauh Hsun, C ^a   Vinh, T ^a   Davies, J K ^a   Figdor, David ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actinomyces gerencseriae; Actinomyces israelii; DNA probe; Hybridization; Identification; Polymerase chain reaction; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL GENETICS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033178890     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.1999.140409.x     Document Type: Article

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