Molecular characterization of group A streptococcus strains isolated during a scarlet fever outbreak

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 278-280

  Perea Mejia L M ^a   Inzunza Montiel, A E ^a   Cravioto, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN DDEI; PROTEIN EMM; PROTEIN EMM2; PROTEIN SPEA1; PROTEIN SPEB1; PROTEIN SPEC1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCARLET FEVER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER PROTEINS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SCARLET FEVER; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

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

EID: 0036136410     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.1.278-280.2002     Document Type: Article

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