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Genotypic characterization of Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli isolates from sea otters with infective endocarditis and/or septicemia and from environmental mussel samples.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2012
Counihan-Edgar Katrina L, Gill Verena A, Doroff Angela M, Burek Kathleen A, Miller Woutrina A, Shewmaker Patricia L, Jang Spencer, Goertz Caroline E C, Tuomi Pamela A, Miller Melissa A, Jessup David A, Byrne Barbara A
Abstract excerpt
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to type 128 Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli isolates from sea otters and mussels. Six SmaI PFGE groups were detected, with one predominant group representing 57% of the isolates collected over a wide geographic region. Several sea otter and m...
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