Archaea as emerging, fastidious members of the human microbiota

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 823-824

  Drancourt, M ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSIDIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE;

ANAEROBE; ARCHAEON; BACTERIAL GENOME; COLONOSCOPY; EDITORIAL; GENOTYPE; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; METHANOBREVIBACTER LUMINYENSIS; METHANOBREVIBACTER ORALIS; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; METHANOGEN; MICROFLORA; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA FLORA;

EID: 84865296971     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03904.x     Document Type: Editorial

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