Activation of the complement classical pathway (C1q binding) by mesophilic Aeromonas hydrophila outer membrane protein

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 3825-3831

  Merino, Susana ^a   Nogueras, Maria Mercedes ^a   Aguilar, Alicia ^a   Rubires, Xavier ^a   Albertí, Sebastian ^a   Benedí, Vicente Javier ^b   Tomás, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; O ANTIGEN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031848916     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.8.3825-3831.1998     Document Type: Article

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