Genetic and phenotypic diversity among isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes from invasive infections

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 901-908

  Chaussee, Michael S ^b   Liu, Jianzhao ^c   Stevens, Dennis L ^c   Ferretti, Joseph J ^a  

^a Dept of Microbiology and Immunology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0029976625     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.4.901     Document Type: Article

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