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Application of rpoB and zinc protease gene for use in molecular discrimination of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Kim Hwa-Sook, Lee Dae-Sil, Chang Young-Hyo, Kim Min Jung, Koh Sukhoon, Kim Joongsu, Seong Jin-Hyo, Song Soo Keun, Shin Hwan Seon, Son Jae-Beum, Jung Min Young, Park Soon-Nang, Yoo So Young, Cho Ki Woon, Kim Dong-Kie, Moon Seonghoon, Kim Dooil, Choi Yongseok, Kim Byung-Ock, Jang Hyun-Seon, Kim Chun Sung, Kim Chan, Choe Son-Jin, Kook Joong-Ki
Abstract excerpt
Fusobacterium nucleatum is classified into five subspecies that inhabit the human oral cavity (F. nucleatum subsp. nucleatum, F. nucleatum subsp. polymorphum, F. nucleatum subsp. fusiforme, F. nucleatum subsp. vincentii, and F. nucleatum subsp. animalis) based on several phenotypic characteristics and DNA-DNA hybridization patterns. However, the methods for detecting or discriminating the clinical isolates of F....
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