Identification of Bifidobacterium Species Using rep-PCR Fingerprinting

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 557-563

  Masco, Liesbeth ^a   Huys, Geert ^a   Gevers, Dirk ^a   Verbrugghen, Leen ^a   Swings, Jean ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

(GTG)5; Bifidobacterium; BOX; ERIC; Faecal isolates; Identification; Probiotic products; REP

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPETITIVE DNA ELEMENT POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION FINGERPRINTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0344430301     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/072320203770865864     Document Type: Article

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