M protein typing of Thai group A streptococcal isolates by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Yoonim, Nonglak ^a   Olive, Colleen ^b   Pruksachatkunakorn, Chulabhorn ^a   Good, Michael F ^b   Pruksakorn, Sumalee ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; M PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THAILAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 27744601711     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-5-63     Document Type: Article

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