Typing of human isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus, GBS) strains from Zimbabwe

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 595-600

  Moyo, Sylvester R ^a   Maeland, Johan A ^a   Bergh, Kåre ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036304029     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-7-595     Document Type: Article

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