Amended biochemical characteristics and phylogenetic position of treponema medium

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-130

  Nakazawa, Futoshi ^a   Hoshino, E ^a   Fukunaga, M ^b   Jinno, T ^c   Asai, Y ^c   Yamamoto, H ^c   Ogawa, T ^c  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biochemical characteristics; Phylogenetic position; Treponema medium

Indexed keywords

ESCULIN; INDOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPIROCHETE; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; TREPONEMA MEDIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCULIN; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; INDOLES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TREPONEMA;

EID: 0038249028     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2003.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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