Expression of Bacteroides fragilis virulence markers in vitro

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 999-1004

  Ferreira, R ^a   Alexandre, M C F ^a   Antunes, E N F ^a   Pinhao, A T ^b   Moraes, S R ^a   Ferreira, M C S ^a   Domingues, R M C P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; FRAGILYSIN; PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CELL STRAIN HT29; DIARRHEA; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033507842     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-11-999     Document Type: Article

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