A comparison of the haemagglutinating and enzymic activities of Bacteroides fragilis whole cells and outer membrane vesicles

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 191-202

  Patrick, Sheila ^a   McKenna, James P ^a   O'Hagan, Seamus ^a   Dermott, Evelyn ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteroides fragilis; Extracellular enzymes; Haemagglutination; Outer membrane vesicles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; EQUUS CABALLUS; OAT MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 0029921878     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0018     Document Type: Article

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