Detection of same sized 4.3 Kb extrachromosal DNA elements in weakly beta-haemolytic human intestinal spirochaetes and Serpulina pilosicoli of swine origin

New Microbiologica

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Calderaro, A ^a   Cattani, P ^b   Dettori, G ^a   Ragni, P ^a   Grillo, R ^b   Guegan R ^a   Fadda, G ^b   Chezzi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochemical assays; Extrachromosomal DNA; Intestinal spirochaetosis; Serpulina pilosicoli; Weakly Beta Haemolytic Human Intestinal Spirochaetes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; CLASSIFICATION; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; GENETICS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SPIROCHAETA; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; SERPULINA; SERPULINA HYODYSENTERIAE; SPIROCHAETA; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0033642809     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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