Molecular characterization of four Haemophilus influenzae serotype a strains isolated from patients in Quebec, Canada

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1191-1194

  Sill, Michelle L ^a   Zhou, Jianwei ^a   Law, Dennis K S ^a   Lorange, Manon ^b   Ringuette, Louise ^b   Bekal, Sadjia ^b   Tsang, Raymond S W ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Haemohilus influenzae serotype a

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DISEASES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION;

GENETIC DIVERSITY; HAEMOHILUS INFLUENZAE SEROTYPE A; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING;

BACTERIA;

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALLELE; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOTYPE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPE; CANADA; CLONING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE SEROTYPE A;

EID: 36549038276     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-088     Document Type: Article

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