Genetic heterogeneity of the pathogenic potentials of human and bovine group B streptococci

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 291-295

  Dmitriev, A ^a   Shakleina, E ^a   Tkacikova L' ^b   Mikula, I ^c   Totolian, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036369811     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02817655     Document Type: Article

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