Immunochemical characterization of the carbohydrate antigens of serotype k and Lancefield group G "Streptococcus milleri"

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-28

  Kitada, K ^a   Inoue, M ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

"streptococcus milleri"; Carbohydrate antigen; Lancefield group G; Serotype k; Streptococcus anginosus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030087793     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1996.tb00332.x     Document Type: Article

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