Evidence for contribution of tripartite hemolysin BL, phosphatidylcholine-preferring phospholipase C, and collagenase to virulence of Bacillus cereus endophthalmitis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 5269-5276

  Beecher, D J ^a   Olsen, T W ^a   Somers, E B ^a   Wong, A C L ^a  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; HEMOLYSIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLINDNESS; CHANNEL GATING; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COLLAGENASES; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; RABBITS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033860741     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.9.5269-5276.2000     Document Type: Article

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