Molecular Characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolated from Bovine Mastitis in Eastern China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Yang, Yongchun ^a   Liu, Yinglong ^a   Ding, Yunlei ^a   Yi, Li ^a   Ma, Zhe ^a   Fan, Hongjie ^a   Lu, Chengping ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LIKE PROTEIN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CAPSULE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BOVINE MASTITIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHINA; DAIRYING; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BOS; BOVINAE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 84880015042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067755     Document Type: Article

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