Distribution of phage-associated virulence genes in pharyngeal group A streptococcal strains isolated in Italy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1575-1577

  Vitali, Luca Agostino ^a   D'Ercole, Stefania ^a   Petrelli, Dezemona ^a   Di Luca, Maria Chiara ^a   Rombini, Silvia ^a   Prenna, Manuela ^a   Ripa, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENES, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; PROPHAGES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 66149155497     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00925-08     Document Type: Article

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