Identification of mutans streptococcal species by the PCR products of the dex genes

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-105

  Igarashi, Takeshi ^a   Ichikawa, Kiyoko ^a   Yamamoto, Ayako ^a   Goto, Nobuichi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dextranase gene; Identification; Mutans streptococci; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DEXTRANASE; DNA FRAGMENT; ENZYME; HAE3 ENZYME; NUCLEOTIDE; PRIMER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CRICETUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DOWNEI; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS RATTUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

BASE SEQUENCE; DEXTRANASE; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0034965514     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(01)00263-9     Document Type: Article

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