Identification of a fibronectin-binding protein (GfbA) in pathogenic group G streptococci

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2122-2129

  Kline, J Bradford ^a   Xu, Sihai ^a   Bisno, Alan L ^a,b   Collins, Carleen M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL SURFACE; DNA SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKIN FIBROBLAST; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0029934980     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.6.2122-2129.1996     Document Type: Article

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