Characterization of bovine and human group B streptococci isolated in Turkey

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 517-521

  Ekin, Ismail Hakki ^a   Gurturk, Kemal ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANAVALIA; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; CATTLE; COAGGLUTINATION TEST; DOLICHOS; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LECTIN BINDING; MICROBIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; MILK; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE SEROTYPE IC; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE SEROTYPE III; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE SEROTYPE IV; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE SEROTYPE R; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE SEROTYPE V; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE SEROTYPE VII; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE SEROTYPE VIII; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILK; PEANUT AGGLUTININ; PLANT LECTINS; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRYPSIN; TURKEY; VAGINA;

EID: 33646250183     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46156-0     Document Type: Article

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