Pyruvate oxidase, as a determinant of virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 803-813

  Spellerberg, Barbara ^a   Cundell, Diana R ^a   Sandros, Jens ^a   Pearce, Barbara J ^a   Idänpään Heikkilä, Ilona ^a   Rosenow, Carsten ^a   Masure, H Robert ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRUVATE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PNEUMOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030029521     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.425954.x     Document Type: Article

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