International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 124-128 , August 2010

Comparison of transformation frequencies among selected Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes

  • Moses L. Joloba

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +256 41 454 1830; fax: +256 41 453 3002.
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  • Benson R. Kidenya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • Present address: Weill-Bugando University College of Health Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania.
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  • David P. Kateete

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
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  • Fred A. Katabazi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
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  • Julian K. Muwanguzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
    • Present address: Infectious Disease Research Institute, Queen Mary's School of Medicine, London, UK.
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  • Benon B. Asiimwe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
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  • Simon P. Alarakol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
    • Present address: Department of Biochemistry, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda.
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  • Jessica L. Nakavuma

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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  • Saralee Bajaksouzian

      Affiliations

    • Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Anne Windau

      Affiliations

    • Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Michael R. Jacobs

      Affiliations

    • Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

Received 4 February 2010 ,Accepted 17 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.03.024

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 124-128 , August 2010

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