M-related protein (Mrp) contributes to group A streptococcal resistance to phagocytosis by human granulocytes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 429-441

  Podbielski, Andreas ^a   Schnitzler, Norbert ^a   Beyhs, Petra ^a   Boyle, Michael D P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MUTATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0030055805     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.377910.x     Document Type: Article

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