Ultrastructure of surface components of Streptococcus gallolyticus (S. bovis) strains of differing virulence isolated from pigeons

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 335-342

  Vanrobaeys, Mia ^a   De Herdt, Peter ^a   Charlier, Gerard ^b   Ducatelle, Richard ^a   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Capsule; Fimbriae; Pigeon; Streptococcus gallolyticus (S. bovis); Virulence

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FIMBRIA; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0033065407     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-2-335     Document Type: Article

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