Truncated xpt gene present in invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae may have implications for MLST schemes

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 909-912

  Diggle, M A ^a   Clarke, S C ^a,b,c  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Finchdean House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE; XANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE DELETION; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; XPT GENE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENTOSYLTRANSFERASES; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 25844504201     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46106-0     Document Type: Article

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