The Role of Gene Analysis for Species Determination of Viridans Streptococci

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 25, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 169-173

  Kiratisin, Pattarachai ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0242509864     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(03)90001-8     Document Type: Article

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