Analysis of loci required for determination of serotype antigenicity in Streptococcus mutans and its clinical utilization

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 4107-4112

  Shibata, Yukie ^a   Ozaki, Kazuhisa ^a   Seki, Mitsuko ^b   Kawato, Takayuki ^b   Tanaka, Hideki ^b   Nakano, Yoshio ^a   Yamashita, Yoshihisa ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; RHAMNOSE;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0042421523     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4107-4112.2003     Document Type: Article

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