Molecular characterization of a strain of group A streptococcus isolated from a patient with a psoas abscess

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4888-4891

  Lau, Susanna K P ^a   Woo, Patrick C Y ^a   Yim, Tak Ching ^a   To, Amanda P C ^a   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; STREPTOLYSIN S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS ABSCESS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PSOAS ABSCESS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOLYSINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0141992871     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4888-4891.2003     Document Type: Article

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