Rothia dentocariosa: Taxonomy and differential diagnosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 399-402

  von Graevenitz, A ^a  

^a NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Identification; Rothia dentocariosa; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOSINE; FATTY ACID; FOSFOMYCIN; GUANINE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ACTINOMYCES; AEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARCANOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; REVIEW; ROTHIA;

ROTHIA; ROTHIA DENTOCARIOSA;

EID: 2642580242     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00784.x     Document Type: Review

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