Capsular hyaluronic acid of group A streptococci hampers their invasion into human pharyngeal epithelial cells

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 71-80

  Kawabata, Shigetada ^a   Kuwata, Hirotaka ^a   Nakagawa, Ichiro ^a   Morimatsu, Shinichi ^a   Sano, Koichi ^a   Hamada, Shigeyuki ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Epithelial cell; Group A streptococci; Hyaluronic acid; Invasion

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTANT; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

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

EID: 0032781133     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1999.0283     Document Type: Article

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