Conversion of m serotype 24 of Streptococcus pyogenes to M serotypes 5 and 18: Effect on resistance to phagocytosis and adhesion to host cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2472-2474

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

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

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0030976402     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.6.2472-2474.1997     Document Type: Article

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