Truncated Streptococcus pneumoniae PspA molecules elicit cross-protective immunity against pneumococcal challenge in mice

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 380-386

  Tart, Rebecca Creech ^a,b   McDaniel, Larry S ^a,c   Ralph, Beth A ^a   Briles, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030034830     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.2.380     Document Type: Article

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