Immunoglobulin A1 protease activity in Gemella haemolysans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2760-2762

  Lomholt, Jeanet A ^a   Kilian, Mogens ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEMELLA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FACKLAMIA HOMINIS; GEMELLA BERGERI; GEMELLA HAEMOLYSANS; GEMELLA MORBILLORUM; GEMELLA SANGUINIS; GLOBICATELLA SANGUINIS; HELCOCOCCUS KUNZII; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033914498     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.7.2760-2762.2000     Document Type: Article

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