Identification of pneumococcal surface protein A as a lactoferrin- binding protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1683-1687

  Hammerschmidt, Sven ^a   Bethe, Gesina ^a   Remane, Petra H ^a   Chhatwal, Gursharan S ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033003470     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.67.4.1683-1687.1999     Document Type: Article

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