Genotypes and virulence genes in group B streptococcus isolated in the maternity hospital, Kuwait

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 453-457

  Udo, Edet E ^a   Boswihi, Samar S ^a   Al Sweih, Noura ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Genotypes; Group B streptococcus; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; C5A PEPTIDASE; CYCLIC AMP; EAGL ESTRICTION ENZYME; FIBRINOGEN BINDING PROTEIN; HYALURONIDASE; LAMININ BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDASE; PROTEINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; SMAL RESTRICTION ENZYME; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BETA CHAIN; DIGESTION; GENOTYPE; KUWAIT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; KUWAIT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 84884286298     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: 14230151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000349932     Document Type: Article

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