Molecular subtyping and characterization of bovine and human Streptococcus agalactiae isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1177-1186

  Sukhnanand, Sharinne ^a   Dogan, Belgin ^a   Ayodele, Maranatha O ^a   Zadoks, Ruth N ^a   Craver, Mary Patricia J ^a   Dumas, Nellie B ^b   Schukken, Ynte H ^a   Boor, Kathryn J ^a   Wiedmann, Martin ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIDASE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE INSERTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASTITIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRANSPOSON;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; HUMANS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; PHYLOGENY; RIBOTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 14944379796     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1177-1186.2005     Document Type: Article

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