Group B streptococcal beta-hemolysin expression is associated with injury of lung epithelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3818-3826

  Nizet, Victor ^a   Gibson, Ronald L ^a   Chi, Emil Y ^b   Framson, Paul E ^a   Hulse, Michelle ^a   Rubens, Craig E ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; LUNG SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0029736682     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3818-3826.1996     Document Type: Article

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