Phenotypic and PCR-based identification of bacterial strains isolated from patients with suspected Streptococcus suis infection in Northern Thailand

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-174

  Tien, Le Hong Thuy ^a   Sugiyama, Naoya ^a   Duangsonk, Kwanjit ^b   Tharavichitkul, Prasit ^b   Osawa, Ro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THAILAND;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; THAILAND;

EID: 84859018828     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 18842836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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