Streptococcal emm types associated with T-agglutination types and the use of conserved emm gene restriction fragment patterns for subtyping group A streptococci

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 893-898

  Beall, B ^a   Facklam, R R ^a   Elliott, J A ^a   Franklin, A R ^a   Hoenes, T ^a   Jackson, D ^a   Laclaire, L ^a   Thompson, T ^a   Viswanathan, R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031762222     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-10-893     Document Type: Article

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