A novel species-specific PCR assay for identifying Lactobacillus fermentum

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-303

  Dickson, E M ^a   Riggio, M P ^a   Macpherson, L ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S; BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LUNG ABSCESS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH PLAQUE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

DENTAL PLAQUE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14544276428     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45770-0     Document Type: Article

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