Superantigen gene profile diversity among clinical group A streptococcal isolates

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-244

  Maripuu, Linda ^a   Eriksson, Anna ^a   Norgren, Mari ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

emm genotype; Group A Streptococcus; smeZ polymorphism; Superantigens

Indexed keywords

SUPERANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ERYSIPELAS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL MITOGENIC EXOTOXIN GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN A GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN C GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN G GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN H GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN I GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN J GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN K GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN L GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN M GENE; STREPTOCOCCAL SUPERANTIGEN GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SWEDEN; TONSILLITIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ALLELES; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EXOTOXINS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUPERANTIGENS; SWEDEN;

EID: 53549108849     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2008.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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