sof Gene as a specific genetic marker for detection of Streptococcus pyogenes causing pharyngitis and rheumatic heart disease

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-30

  Kumar, Ashok ^a   Bhatnagar, A ^a   Gupta, S ^b   Khare, S ^b   Suman, ^c  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b National Centre for Disease Control   (India)

^c AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Genetic marker; Pharyngitis; Rheumatic heart disease; S. pyogenes; sof gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SERUM OPACITY FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; OPACITY FACTOR; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BASE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 79959527318     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1170/T898     Document Type: Article

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