Conservation of the C5a peptidase genes in group A and B streptococci

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2387-2390

  Chmouryguina, Ilona ^a   Suvorov, Alexander ^a   Ferrieri, Patricia ^b   Cleary, P Patrick ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; PEPTIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0029884182     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.7.2387-2390.1996     Document Type: Article

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