Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, virulence determinants and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of type Ia group B streptococci isolated from humans in Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 599-603

  de A Corrêa, Ana Beatriz ^a   de Oliveira, Ivi Cristina M ^a   de CA Pinto, Tatiana ^a   de Mattos, Marcos C ^a   Benchetrit, Leslie C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Group B streptococci pulsed field gel electrophoresis polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 70149113196     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000400011     Document Type: Article

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