Comparison of bacterial composition between human saliva and dental unit water system

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Jeon, Eun Hyoung ^a   Han, Ji Hye ^a   Ahn, Tae Young ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

16S rDNA clone; Dental unit water; Human saliva; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SALIVA;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODIVERSITY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALIVA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ACIDOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES (CLASS); FIRMICUTES; NITROSPIRA; OTUS; PLANCTOMYCETES; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 33947129864     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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