Invasion and survival of Streptococcus pyogenes in eukaryotic cells correlates with the source of the clinical isolates

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1600-1607

  Molinari, Gabriella ^a   Chhatwal, Gursharan S ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HEP 2 CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMPETIGO; INTERNALIZATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; WOUND INFECTION;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031780481     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515310     Document Type: Article

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