Structure, function and immunogenicity of streptococcal antigen I/II polypeptides

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-190

  Jenkinson, Howard F ^a   Demuth, Donald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; POLYPEPTIDE;

ANTIGEN FUNCTION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031015056     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2021577.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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