Growth-phase-dependent expression of virulence factors in an M1T1 clinical isolate of Streptococcus pyogenes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 5495-5499

  Unnikrishnan, Meera ^a   Cohen, Jonathan ^a   Sriskandan, Shiranee ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXOTOXIN; M PROTEIN; PEPTIDASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0032884074     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.10.5495-5499.1999     Document Type: Article

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