Comparison of the Diversilab® system with multi-locus sequence typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for the characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae invasive strains

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-142

  Al Nakib, Malik ^a,b   Longo, Magalie ^b,c   Tazi, Asmaa ^a,b,c,d   Billoet, Annick ^a   Raymond, Josette ^a,b   Trieu Cuot, Patrick ^e   Poyart, Claire ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b LIPADE   (France)

^c INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Capsular typing; Group B streptococcus; MLST; PFGE; Rep PCR; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 79953210347     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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