SpsA, a novel pneumococcal surface protein with specific binding to secretory Immunoglobulin A and secretory component

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1113-1124

  Hammerschmidt, Sven ^a   Talay, Susanne R ^a   Brandtzaeg, Per ^b   Chhatwal, Gursharan S ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATRIX PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SECRETORY COMPONENT; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030968621     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5391899.x     Document Type: Article

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