emm type diversity of β-haemolytic streptococci recovered in Chennai, India

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 540-542

  Menon, Thangam ^a,b   Lloyd, Charmaine ^a,b   Malathy, Balaraman ^a,b   Sakota, Varja ^c   Jackson, Delois ^c   Beall, Bernard ^c  

^a Dr A L Mudaliar Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BIODIVERSITY; INDIA; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 42149084994     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47726-0     Document Type: Letter

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