DNA sequencing and gene expression of the emm gene cluster in an M50 group A Streptococcus strain virulent for mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2193-2200

  Yung, Der Li ^a   Hollingshead, Susan K ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; M PROTEIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; REGULATOR GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029883124     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.6.2193-2200.1996     Document Type: Article

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