Article
Investigations of the taxonomy and systematics of Fusobacterium nucleatum using allozyme electrophoresis.
International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Jan 1997
Morris M L, Andrews R H, Rogers A H
Abstract excerpt
Fusobacterium nucleatum forms part of the resident microbiota in both oral and extraoral sites in humans and animals. It is also involved in infections in such sites. Despite the genetic heterogeneity within the species, it has been divided into five subspecies, the validities of which have been...
Topics
- Alleles
- Bacteriological Techniques
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate
- Enzymes
- Fusobacterium Infections
- Fusobacterium nucleatum
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Phylogeny
