Article
Use of groESL as a target for identification of Abiotrophia, Granulicatella, and Gemella species.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2010
Hung Wei-Chun, Tseng Sung-Pin, Chen Hsiao-Jan, Tsai Jui-Chang, Chang Chih-Hsin, Lee Tai-Fen, Hsueh Po-Ren, Teng Lee-Jene
Abstract excerpt
We determined the groESL sequences of three species of nutritionally variant streptococci (Abiotrophia defectiva, Granulicatella adiacens, and Granulicatella elegans) and three Gemella species (Gemella morbillorum, Gemella haemolysans, and Gemella sanguinis). The nucleotide sequence similarities between the groES and groEL genes of the above genera were 41.7 to 85.9% and 63.7 to 84.3%, respectively. The...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
