Molecular epidemiology of group b streptococcal infections: Use of restriction endonuclease analysis of chromosomal dna and dna restriction fragment length polymorphisms of ribosomal rna genes (ribotyping)

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 574-579

  Blumberg, Henry M ^a   Stephens, David S ^a   Licitra, Carmelo ^a   Pigott, Nan ^a   Facklam, Richard ^a   Swaminathan, B ^a   Kaye Wachsmuth, I ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; DNA DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0026670842     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/166.3.574     Document Type: Article

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