Disparate findings on the role of virulence factors of Enterococcus faecalis in mouse and rat models of peritonitis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2570-2575

  Dupont, Herve ^a   Montravers, Philippe ^a,b   Mohler, Jacqueline ^a   Carbon, Claude ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; GELATINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LD 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031864513     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.6.2570-2575.1998     Document Type: Article

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