Population biology of the human restricted pathogen, Streptococcus pyogenes

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 581-593

  Bessen, Debra E ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Epidemiology; Evolution; Group A streptococcus; Population biology; Population genetics; Streptococcus; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLINDAMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HOST SELECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION BIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION (GENETICS); STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 68649094454     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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