Insertional inactivation of streptolysin S expression is associated with altered riboflavin metabolism in Streptococcus pyogenes

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 227-234

  Liu, Shaoyou ^a,c   Sela, Shlomo ^a   Cohen, Gerald ^a   Jadoun, Jeris ^a   Cheung, Ambrose ^b   Ofek, Itzhak ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Riboflavin; Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptolysin S; Tn916 mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN; STREPTOLYSIN S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031127977     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0107     Document Type: Article

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