Isolation of a contact-dependent haemolysin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-238

  Deshpande, R G ^a   Khan, M B ^a   Bhat, D A ^a   Navalkar, R G ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031058698     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-3-233     Document Type: Article

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