Occurrence of coagulase serotype among Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from healthy individuals - Special reference to correlation with size of protein-A gene

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 407-409

  Seki, Keiko ^a   Sakurada, Junji ^a   Seong, Hee Kyong ^a   Murai, Miyo ^a   Tachi, Hidemi ^a   Ishii, Hiroko ^a   Masuda, Shogo ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coagulase serotype; Enterotoxin; Protein A gene; Staphylococcus aureus; TSST 1

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031778029     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02302.x     Document Type: Article

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