Peritoneal culture alters Streptococcus pneumoniae protein profiles and virulence properties

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 6082-6086

  Orihuela, C J ^a   Janssen, R ^a   Robb, C W ^a   Watson, D A ^a   Niesel, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN CAPA3; MESSENGER RNA; PNEUMOLYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

NASA DISCIPLINE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL LINE; HUMAN; MICE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; VIRULENCE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033802312     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.10.6082-6086.2000     Document Type: Article

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