Use of a serotype-specific DNA microarray for identification of group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae)

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1447-1452

  Wen, Linyan ^a   Wang, Quan ^a   Li, Yayue ^a   Kong, Fanrong ^b   Gilbert, Gwendolyn L ^b   Cao, Boyang ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Feng, Lu ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CFB GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPSGIA GENE; CPSH GENE; CPSHII GENE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA FLORA;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 33645947021     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.4.1447-1452.2006     Document Type: Article

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