Identification of an inducible bacteriophage in a virulent strain of Streptococcus suis serotype 2

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 6104-6108

  Harel, J ^a,b   Martinez, G ^a   Nassar, A ^a   Dezfulian, H ^a   Labrie, S J ^d   Brousseau, R ^b,c   Moineau, S ^d   Gottschalk, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Can Res Netwk on Bact Pathogens   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE SS1; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANADA; DNA SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 0141446022     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.10.6104-6108.2003     Document Type: Article

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