Heterogeneity of pneumococcal phase variants in invasive human infections

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Serrano, I ^a   Melo Cristino, J ^a   Ramirez, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL HETEROGENEITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICE; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33748052378     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-6-67     Document Type: Article

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