Clot formation by group A streptococci

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2362-2364

  Donabedian, Haig ^a,b   Boyle, Michael D P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOSE; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; DELETION MUTANT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031900849     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.5.2362-2364.1998     Document Type: Article

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