Mechanisms of pathogenesis of staphylococcal and streptococcal superantigens

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 225, Issue , 1997, Pages 81-97

  Rago, J V ^a   Schlievert, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUPERANTIGEN;

HUMAN; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROTOXINS; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUPERANTIGENS;

EID: 0030768369     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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