Influence of growth conditions on expression of immunoglobulin G binding in group A streptococci

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 288, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 479-489

  Burova, Larissa A ^a   Andrushkevich, Tatjana V ^a   Gladilina, Maria M ^a   Gerlach, Dieter ^b   Schalen, Claes ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b Institute of Experimental Microbiology   (Germany)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0032465072     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(98)80064-9     Document Type: Article

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