Recombinant hyaluronate associated protein as a protective immunogen against Streptococcus equi and Streptococcus zooepidemicus challenge in mice

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 133-143

  Chanter, Neil ^a   Ward, Chantelle L ^a   Talbot, Nicola C ^a   Flanagan, Julia A ^a   Binns, Matthew ^a   Houghton, Stephen B ^a   Smith, Kenneth C ^a   Mumford, Jennifer A ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capsule; Hyaluronate; S. equi; S. zooepidemicus; Strangles

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; HYALURONIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; HORSE DISEASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RABBIT; RHINITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI ZOOEPIDEMICUS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

EID: 0032872878     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1999.0290     Document Type: Article

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