Novel observation of hot-cold-hot hemolysis exhibited by group B streptococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 877-879

  Okazaki, Norio ^a   Osawa, Ro ^b   Suzuki, Rieko ^a   Nikkawa, Takayasu ^a   Whiley, Robert A ^c  

^a KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CYTOLYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

HEAT; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 12244264801     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.877-879.2003     Document Type: Article

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