M genotyping and DNA fingerprinting of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from an area of central Italy

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-84

  Mencarelli, M ^a   Corbisiero, R ^a   Marzocchi, B ^a   Gistri, A ^a   Signori, R ^a   Rossolini, A ^a   Cellesi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031695334     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268898008802     Document Type: Article

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