Heterogeneity within the gram-positive anaerobic cocci demonstrated by analysis of 16S-23S intergenic ribosomal RNA polymorphisms

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 949-957

  Hill, K E ^a   Davies, C E ^a   Wilson, M J ^a   Stephens, P ^a   Lewis, M A O ^a   Hall, V ^a   Brazier, J ^a   Thomas, D W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; SPACER DNA;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; MICROFLORA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

ANAEROCOCCUS HYDROGENALIS; ANAEROCOCCUS OCTAVIUS; ANAEROCOCCUS VAGINALIS; MICROMONAS MICROS; PEPTONIPHILUS IVORII; PEPTONIPHILUS LACRIMALIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS ANAEROBIUS;

EID: 0036841453     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-11-949     Document Type: Article

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