Haemophilus ducreyi hemolysin acts as a contact cytotoxin and damages human foreskin fibroblasts in cell culture

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2349-2352

  Alfa, Michelle J ^a   Degagne, Pat ^a   Totten, Patricia A ^b  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CYTOTOXICITY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENITAL ULCER; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; ULCUS MOLLE;

EID: 0029993068     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.6.2349-2352.1996     Document Type: Article

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