Relative contributions of hyaluronic acid capsule and M protein to virulence in a mucoid strain of the group A Streptococcus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-71

  Moses, Allon E ^a   Wessels, Michael R ^b,c   Zalcman, Karine ^c   Albertí, Sebastián ^b   Natanson Yaron, Shira ^a   Menes, Tehila ^c   Hanski, Emanuel ^c  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; M PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0031027334     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.1.64-71.1997     Document Type: Article

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