Interaction of a group A streptococcus within human plasma results in assembly of a surface plasminogen activator that contributes to occupancy of surface plasmin-binding structures

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 341-349

  D'Costa, Sybil S ^a   Boyle, Michael D P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasmin; Plasminogen activator; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; SERUM; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0032104441     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1998.0207     Document Type: Article

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