Brief communication the pathogenicity island-like DNA segment associated with Chinese outbreak strain of streptococcus suis serotype 2 is absent in the United States isolates

International Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-60

  Schmid, Sarah ^a   O'Connor, Michael ^b   Okwumabua, Ogi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Pathogenicity island; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Streptococcus suis; Surveillance; Toxic shock

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 79251540305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19481756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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