Uptake of Streptococcus pneumoniae by respiratory epithelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3772-3777

  Talbot, Ursula M ^a   Paton, Adrienne W ^a   Paton, James C ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERNALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029756760     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3772-3777.1996     Document Type: Article

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