Evaluation of genotypic and phenotypic methods for differentiation of the members of the Anginosus group streptococci

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1123-1128

  Summanen, P H ^a   Rowlinson, M C ^a   Wooton, J ^a   Finegold, S M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN TUF; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; RNA 16S; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR TU; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 70349687493     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0758-9     Document Type: Article

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