Abiotrophia species in early dental plaque

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-268

  Mikkelsen, L ^a   Theilade, E ^a   Poulsen, K ^b  

^a Royal Dental College and   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

16S rRNA sequences; Abiotrophia; Dental plaque; Dietary sucrose; Gemella; Growth requirements; Nutritionally variant streptococci; Streptococcus mitis

Indexed keywords

ARYL ACYLAMIDASE; BACTERIAL DNA; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RIBOTYPING; STREPTOCOCCACEAE; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AMINO ACID NAPHTHYLAMIDASES; CULTURE MEDIA; DENTAL PLAQUE; DIETARY SUCROSE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; RIBOTYPING; STREPTOCOCCACEAE;

EID: 0033928859     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302x.2000.150409.x     Document Type: Article

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