A study of small-colony, β-haemolytic, Lancefield group C streptococci within the anginosus group: Description of Streptococcus constellatus subsp. pharyngis subsp. nov., associated with the human throat and pharyngitis

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1443-1449

  Whiley, R A ^a   Hall, L M C ^a   Hardie, J M ^a   Beighton, D ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constellatus; Human throat; Nov.; Pharyngis subsp; Pharyngitis; Streptococcus constellatus subsp

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LEVO FUCOSIDASE; GALACTOSIDASE; GLUCOSIDASE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS;

STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS;

EID: 0032707367     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-4-1443     Document Type: Article

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