Interplay between mycoplasma surface proteins, airway cells, and the protean manifestations of Mycoplasma-mediated human infections

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 4 II SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Baseman, J B ^a   Reddy, S P ^a   Dallo, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL GENE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0029911283     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/154.4_pt_2.s137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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