M protein expression is not required for resistance to phagocytosis of type 18 group A streptococci

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 418, Issue , 1997, Pages 725-727

  Liu, Shaoyou ^a   Courtney, Harry S ^a   Bessen, Debra E ^b   Hasty, David L ^a   Dale, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0030771817     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. Dale, J. B., R. G. Washburn, M. B. Marques, and M. R. Wessels. 1996. Hyaluronate capsule and surface M protein in resistance to phagocytosis of group A streptococci. Infect. Immun. 64:1495-1501.
3. Wessels. M. R., A. E. Moses, J. B. Goldberg, and T. J. DiCesare. 1991. Hyaluronic acid capsule is a virulence factor for mucoid group A streptococci. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:8317-8321.