Characterization of the haemolytic activity of Streptococous equi

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 211-221

  Flanagan, J ^a   Collin, N ^a   Timoney, J ^b   Mitchell, T ^c   Mumford, J A ^a   Chanter, N ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemolysin; Streptococcus equi; Streptolysin S; Tn916 mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

STREPTOLYSIN;

ARTICLE; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; TRANSPOSON;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EQUIDAE; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0031940658     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1997.0190     Document Type: Article

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