Human tear film components bind Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 438, Issue , 1998, Pages 653-658

  McNamara, Nancy A ^a   Fleiszig, Suzanne M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERIODATE SODIUM; PROTAMINE SULFATE; SIALIDASE;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TEAR FILM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031799339     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5359-5_92     Document Type: Conference Paper

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