Horizontal gene transfer among group A streptococci: Implications for pathogenesis and epidemiology

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 436-443

  Kehoe, Michael A ^a   Kapur, Vivek ^b   Whatmore, Adrian M ^a   Musser, James M ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0030296688     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0966-842X(96)10058-5     Document Type: Review

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