Characterization of group A streptococcal strains Sv and Su: Determination of emm gene typing and presence of small vir regulon

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-36

  Hong, Kyongsu ^a  

^a JCR Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emm; Group A streptococcal strains Sv and Su; M protein; Mga (virR, mry); ScpA

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BASE PAIRING; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CYTOLYSIS; GENE LOCATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A'; VIR;

EID: 0034105829     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00130-3     Document Type: Article

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