Periplasmic superoxide dismutase in meningococcal pathogenicity

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 213-217

  Wilks, Kathryn E ^a   Dunn, Kate L R ^b   Farrant, Jayne L ^a   Reddin, Karen M ^c   Gorringe, Andrew R ^a   Langford, Paul R ^a   Simon Kroll, J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; PARAQUAT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; HOST RESISTANCE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031985455     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.213-217.1998     Document Type: Article

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