Role of emm and mrp genes in the virulence of group A streptococcal isolate 64/14 in a mouse model of skin infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 991-997

  Boyle, Michael D P ^a   Raeder, Roberta ^b   Flosdorff, Annegret ^b   Podbielski, Andreas ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ISOLATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031978598     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515241     Document Type: Article

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