Role of certain virulence factors in a murine model of Staphylococcus aureus arthritis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 208-213

  Gemmell, C G ^a,b   Goutcher, S C ^a   Reid, R ^a   Sturrock, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; PROTEIN A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031047475     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-3-208     Document Type: Article

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