Genetic diversity of Streptococcus agalactiae strains and density of vaginal carriage

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-173

  Van Der Mee Marquet, Nathalie ^a,b   Jouannet, Cindy ^b   Domelier, Anne Sophie ^a,b   Arnault, Laurence ^b   Lartigue, Marie Frédérique ^a,b   Quentin, Roland ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 59949098028     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.005827-0     Document Type: Article

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