The alpha-hemolysin of Streptococcus gordonii is hydrogen peroxide

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3853-3857

  Barnard, John P ^a   Stinson, Murray W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

EID: 0029757332     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3853-3857.1996     Document Type: Article

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