DNA polymorphism and molecular subtyping of the capsular gene cluster of group B Streptococcus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 6113-6116

  Manning, Shannon D ^a,b   Lacher, David W ^a   Davies, H Dele ^b   Foxman, Betsy ^c   Whittam, Thomas S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CPS GENE; DNA ISOLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 30744454027     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.12.6113-6116.2005     Document Type: Article

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