Genetic analysis of Streptococcus agalactiae strains isolated from neonates and their mothers

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 111-113

  Melchers, Willem J G ^a   Bakkers, Judith M J E ^a   Toonen, Marga ^a   Van Kuppeveld, Frank J M ^a   Trijbels, Monique ^b   Hoogkamp Korstanje, Jacomina A A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GBS; PFGE; S. agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECTUM; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; THROAT; UMBILICUS; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0037448085     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(03)00099-3     Document Type: Article

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