Contribution of novel choline-binding proteins to adherence, colonization and immunogenicity of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 819-829

  Rosenow, Carsten ^a   Ryan, Patricia ^a   Weiser, Jeffrey N ^b   Johnson, Syd ^c   Fontan, Patricia ^a   Ortqvist, Ake ^d   Masure, H Robert ^a,e  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

^d DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CHOLINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

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

EID: 0030983804     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi494.x     Document Type: Article

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