Genetic correlates of throat and skin isolates of group A streptococci

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 896-900

  Bessen, Debra E ^a   Sotir, Christine M ^b   Readdy, Terri L ^b   Hollingshead, Susan K ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0029946956     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.4.896     Document Type: Article

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