Effect of Group A Streptococcal Cysteine Protease on Invasion of Epithelial Cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1460-1466

  Tsai, Pei Jane ^a   Kuo, Chih Feng ^a   Lin, Kuei Yuan ^a   Lin, Yee Shin ^a   Lei, Huan Yao ^a   Chen, Fen Fen ^a   Wang, Jen Ren ^a   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; STREPTOPAIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL LINE; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0032037719     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.4.1460-1466.1998     Document Type: Article

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