The IS1167 insertion sequence is a phylogenetically informative marker among isolates of serotype 6B Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 222-229

  Robinson, D Ashley ^a   Hollingshead, Susan K ^a   Musser, James M ^d   Parkinson, Alan J ^e   Briles, David E ^a,b,c   Crain, Marilyn J ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Insertion sequences; IS1167; Molecular epidemiology; Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis; Population genetics; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031825515     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006379     Document Type: Article

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