Outer-membrane antigen expression by Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis influences pulmonary clearance

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-168

  Kyd, Jennelle M ^a   Cripps, Allan W ^a   Murphy, Timothy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0031985403     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-2-159     Document Type: Article

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