Allelic polymorphism of emm loci provides evidence for horizontal gene spread in group A streptococci

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 3280-3284

  Bessen, Debra E ^a   Hollingshead, Susan K ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial surface proteins; genetic recombination

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0028324796     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.8.3280     Document Type: Article

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