Association of intrastrain phase variation in quantity of capsular polysaccharide and teichoic acid with the virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 368-377

  Kim, Jean O ^a   Weiser, Jeffrey N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; TEICHOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL FRACTIONATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031906480     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514205     Document Type: Article

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