The Type a and Type b Polysaccharide Capsules Predominate in an International Collection of Invasive <named-content content-type="genus-species">Kingella kingae</named-content> Isolates

ABSTRACT Kingella kingae is an encapsulated Gram-negative bacterium and an important etiology of osteoarticular infections in young children. A recent study examining a diverse collection of carrier and invasive K. kingae isolates from Israel revealed four distinct polysaccharide capsule types. In t...

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Main Authors: Eric A. Porsch, Kimberly F. Starr, Pablo Yagupsky, Joseph W. St. Geme
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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PCR
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8388723c3c9d4e93a436e0952fbcca42
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