Novel observations of genotypic and metabolic characteristics of three subspecies of Streptococcus gallolyticus [1]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4912-4913

  Osawa, Ro ^a   Sasaki, Eiki ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATTLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTYPE; LETTER; MASTITIS; MENINGITIS; PIGEON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFANTARIUS; SUBSPECIES;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CAFFEIC ACIDS; CATTLE; COUMARIC ACIDS; GALLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; COLUMBA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFANTARIUS;

EID: 5444249654     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4912-4913.2004     Document Type: Letter

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