Selection, recombination, and virulence gene diversity among group B streptococcal genotypes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 5419-5427

  Springman, A Cody ^a,b   Lacher, David W ^a,c   Wu, Guangxi ^a,b   Milton, Nicole ^a,b   Whittam, Thomas S ^a   Davies, H Dele ^b   Manning, Shannon D ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BOVINAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 68949148855     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00369-09     Document Type: Article

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