Structure of scpB-lmb intergenic region as criterion for additional classification of human and bovine group B streptococci

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-220

  Dmitriev, A ^a   Shen, A D ^b   Tkacikova L ^c   Mikula, I ^c   Yang, Y H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Classification; Insertion sequence; Intron; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; INSERTION SEQUENCES; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B'; UNIDENTIFIED INSERTION SEQUENCE;

EID: 4444273044     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200473020215     Document Type: Article

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