Isolation and identification of a bacteriophage capable of infecting Streptococcus suis type 2 strains

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 132, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 340-347

  Ma, Y L ^a   Lu, C P ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Isolate; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENOME; ISOMETRICS; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS TYPE 2;

GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENOME, VIRAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PHAGES; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 53549130245     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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