The evolving saga of Mycoplasma genitalium

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 41-48

  Stein, Murry A ^a   Baseman, Joel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; URETHRITIS;

EID: 33644839953     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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