Clonal relationships between invasive and noninvasive Lancefield group C and G Streptococci and emm-specific differences in invasiveness

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 841-846

  Pinho, M D ^a   Melo Cristino, J ^a   Ramirez, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA RESTRICTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE EQUISIMILIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PORTUGAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE SUBSP. EQUISIMILIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP C'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP G';

EID: 33644889954     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.841-846.2006     Document Type: Article

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