Detection of pyrogenic exotoxin SpeA, SpeB and SpeC genes in Chilean streptococci isolates and their association with clinical manifestations;Detección de los genes de las exotoxinas pirogénicas SpeA, SpeB y SpeC en cepas chilenas de Streptococcus pyogenes y su asociación con la clínica

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-34

  Ulloa F, María Teresa ^a,b   Giglio M, María Soledad ^a   Porte T, Lorena ^a   Santa Cruz A, Adriana ^a   McNab, M Paul ^a   Fica C, Alberto ^a   Pinto C, María Eugenia ^a   Kawaguchi G, Keyko ^a   Carmi K, Alejandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Exotoxins; Gene frecuency; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; EXOTOXIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PYROGEN; SPEA PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOPAIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; EXOTOXINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYROGENS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0346976211     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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