Streptococcal histone-like protein: Primary structure of hlpA and protein binding to lipoteichoic acid and epithelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 259-265

  Stinson, Murray W ^a,b   Mclaughlin, Robert ^a,c   Choi, Suk H O ^a,d   Juarez, Zaira E ^a   Barnard, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Sangji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARAN SULFATE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; STREPTOLYSIN O;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031975351     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.259-265.1998     Document Type: Article

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