M proteins of group C streptococci isolated from patients with acute pharyngitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2511-2515

  Bisno, Alan L ^a,b,d   Collins, Carleen M ^b   Turner, James C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; M PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE SUBSP. EQUISIMILIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP C'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP G';

EID: 0029821101     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2511-2515.1996     Document Type: Article

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