Reevaluating the serotype II capsular locus of Streptococcus agalactiae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3384-3386

  Martins, E R ^a   Melo Cristino, J ^a   Ramirez, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 35348876697     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01296-07     Document Type: Article

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