Detection of Oxalobacter formigenes in human feces and study of related genes in a new oxalate-degrading bacterium

Acta Urologica Japonica

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 371-376

  Kodama, Takaomi ^a   Mikami, Kazuo ^a   Akakura, Koichiro ^a   Takei, Kazushiro ^a   Naya, Yukio ^a   Ueda, Takeshi ^a   Ito, Haruo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Human feces; Oxalate degrading bacteria; Oxc gene; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

OXALIC ACID; RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BINDING SITE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; OXALOBACTER FORMIGENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0041328342     PISSN: 00181994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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