Critical aspects of bacterial protein toxins

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 391, Issue , 1996, Pages 63-84

  Singh, Bal Ram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; NEUROTOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALPHA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TETANUS; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029950893     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0361-9_4     Document Type: Article

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