Genetic diversity of Streptococcus suis strains isolated from pigs and humans as revealed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 615-619

  Berthelot Hérault, Florence ^a   Marois, Corinne ^a   Gottschalk, Marcelo ^a   Kobisch, Marylène ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA RESTRICTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUBGROUP B; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036161989     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.2.615-6192002     Document Type: Article

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