Characterization of Streptococcus milleri group isolates from expectorated sputum of adult patients with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-401

  Grinwis, Margot E ^a   Sibley, Christopher D ^a   Parkins, Michael D ^a,b   Eshaghurshan, Christina S ^a   Rabin, Harvey R ^a,b   Surette, Michael G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROSULFATASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; HYALURONIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROTEINASE; RNA 16S; SULFATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOCINS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENZYMES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; SPUTUM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP; YOUNG ADULT;

STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 75649147372     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01807-09     Document Type: Article

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