Protein H, an antiphagocytic surface protein in Streptococcus pyogenes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1708-1714

  Kihlberg, Britt Marie ^a,b   Collin, Mattias ^a   Olsén, Arne ^a   Björck, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0033063964     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.4.1708-1714.1999     Document Type: Article

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