Recognition of two new species of intestinal spirochetes: Serpulina intermedia sp. nov. and Serpulina murdochii sp. nov.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1007-1012

  Stanton, T B ^a   Fournie Amazouz E ^b   Postic, D ^b   Trott, D J ^c   Grimont, P A D ^b   Baranton, G ^b   Hampson, D J ^c   Saint Girons, I ^b  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYTOSINE; DEUTERIUM; DNA; GLUCOSE; GUANINE; OXYGEN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BRACHYSPIRA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPIROCHETE;

EID: 0343990057     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-4-1007     Document Type: Article

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