DNA macrorestriction analysis of nontypeable group B streptococcal isolates: Clonal evolution of nontypeable and type V isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 572-576

  Amundson, Nicole R ^a   Flores, Aurea E ^a   Hillier, Sharon L ^b   Baker, Carol J ^c   Ferrieri, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; SMAI MACRORESTRICTION ENZYME; STREPTOCOCCUS ALPHA ANTIGEN; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN; STREPTOCOCCUS BETA ANTIGEN; STREPTOCOCCUS R1 ANTIGEN; STREPTOCOCCUS R4 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL INVASION; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RESTRICTION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECTUM; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

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

EID: 13844275415     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.572-576.2005     Document Type: Article

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