ISSag1 in streptococcal strains of human and animal origin

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 294, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 247-254

  Franken, Carmen ^a   Brandt, Claudia ^b   Bröker, Gerd ^c   Spellerberg, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; TRANSPOSASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION; GENE TRANSFER; HOST; ISSAG1 GENE; LMB GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSPOSON;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE;

EID: 4644220689     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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