Characterization of Streptococcus equi subsp. ruminatorum isolated from spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) and plains zebras (Equus burchelli), and identification of a M-like protein (SrM) encoding gene

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 148-159

  Speck, Stephanie ^a   Höner, Oliver P ^a   Wachter, Bettina ^a   Fickel, Jörns ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; characterization; M like protein; rep PCR; SrM; Streptococcus equi subsp. ruminatorum; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ACETOIN; ARGININE; HYALURONIDASE; M PROTEIN; RIBOSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI ZOOEPIDEMICUS; WILDLIFE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGIONS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EQUIDAE; HYAENIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

CROCUTA CROCUTA; EQUUS BURCHELLII; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. RUMINATORUM;

EID: 38849161420     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.09.019     Document Type: Article

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