Physical and genetic chromosomal map of an M type 1 strain of Streptococcus pyogenes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 5546-5549

  Suvorov, Alexander N ^a   Ferretti, Joseph J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0029788140     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.18.5546-5549.1996     Document Type: Article

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