Identification and molecular characterization of a S. agalactiae strain lacking the capsular locus

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-235

  Creti, R ^a   Imperi, M ^a   Pataracchia, M ^a   Alfarone, G ^a   Recchia, S ^a   Baldassarri, L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BASE PAIRING; CPSX GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOMIC FRAGMENT; NEUA GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

EID: 84857058459     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1298-7     Document Type: Article

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