Molecular characteristics of pharyngeal and invasive emm3 Streptococcus pyogenes strains from Norway, 1988-2003

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-43

  Meisal, R ^a,b   Hoiby E A ^a   Caugant, D A ^a,b   Musser, J M ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLLAGEN LIKE PROTEIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; PROTEIN MOTIF; REPRESSOR GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NORWAY; PROPHAGES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 76849115211     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0814-5     Document Type: Article

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