Virulence of Streptococcus canis from canine streptococcal toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 95-110

  Dewinter, L M ^a   Low, D E ^b   Prescott, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

M protein; Streptococcus canis; Streptolysin O

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN; STREPTOLYSIN O;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DOG; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENOTYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EXOTOXINS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOKINASE; STREPTOLYSINS; SUPERANTIGENS;

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SPEA; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0032735184     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00128-5     Document Type: Article

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