Sequence diversity of sicG among group C and G Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis isolates associated with human infections in western Norway

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 273-277

  Oppegaard, O ^a   Mylvaganam, H ^a   Skrede, S ^a,b   Langeland, N ^b   Kittang, B R ^b,c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NORWAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84893947425     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-013-1955-0     Document Type: Article

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