Haemolysin-deficient variants of Streptococcus pyogenes and S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis may be overlooked as aetiological agents of pharyngitis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 811-816

  Dierksen, K P ^a   Tagg, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COLISTIN; HEMOLYSIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; RIBOSOME DNA; STREPTOLYSIN O; STREPTOLYSIN S;

ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0033856431     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-9-811     Document Type: Article

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