Ralf Zink

Analysis, Characterization, and Loci of the <i>tuf</i> Genes in <i>Lactobacillus</i> and <i>Bifidobacterium</i> Species and Their Direct Application for Species Identification

Marco Ventura, Carlos Canchaya, Valèrie Meylan et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2003 · 159 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology +17

Specific Identification and Targeted Characterization of <i>Bifidobacterium lactis</i> from Different Environmental Isolates by a Combined Multiplex-PCR Approach

Marco Ventura, R. Reniero, Ralf Zink · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2001 · 147 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +15

Polyphasic taxonomic analysis of Bifidobacterium animalis and Bifidobacterium lactis reveals relatedness at the subspecies level: reclassification of Bifidobacterium animalis as Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis subsp. nov. and Bifidobacterium lactis as Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis subsp. nov.

Liesbeth Masco, Marco Ventura, Ralf Zink et al. · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY · 2004 · 140 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Microbiology +17

Molecular microbial analysis of Bifidobacterium isolates from different environments by the species-specific amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA)

Marco Ventura, Marina Elli, R. Reniero et al. · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · 2001 · 126 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +17

Iron requirement of Lactobacillus spp. in completely chemically defined growth media

Marina Elli, Ralf Zink, Andréas Rytz et al. · Journal of Applied Microbiology · 2000 · 125 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +15