DNA polymorphisms and variant penicillin-binding proteins as evidence that relatively penicillin-resistant pneumococci in Western Canada are clonally related

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 884-888

  Swiatlo, Edwin ^a   Crain, Marilyn J ^c   McDaniel, Larry S ^b   Brooks Walter, Alexis ^c   Coffey, Tracey J ^c   Spratt, Brian G ^c   Morrison, Donald A ^c   Briles, David E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLONAL ANERGY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA PROBE; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029792630     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.4.884     Document Type: Article

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