Biological properties of pneumolysin

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-26

  Mitchell, T J ^a   Andrew, P W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOLYSIN;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PNEUMOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030953962     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1997.3.19     Document Type: Review

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