Distribution of pilus islands in Streptococcus agalactiae that cause human infections: Insights into evolution and implication for vaccine development

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 313-316

  Martins, E R ^a   Andreu, A ^b   Melo Cristino, J ^a   Ramirez, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PILUS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BACTERIUM PILUS ISLAND 1; BACTERIUM PILUS ISLAND 2A; BACTERIUM PILUS ISLAND 2B; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL VACCINES; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 84874873141     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00529-12     Document Type: Article

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