Article
Clonal relationships among isolates of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes of different geographical origin.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Aug 2002
Kataja J, Huovinen P, Efstratiou A, Pérez-Trallero E, Seppälä H
Abstract excerpt
The clonal relationships among 261 erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes isolates collected in 1986-1997 from nine countries in Europe and North and South America were studied by using two molecular typing methods: Vir typing and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. A total of 49 different Vir genotypes (VTs) and 33 different RAPD patterns were noted among the 261 isolates. Isolates that...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
