Allele substitution of the streptokinase gene reduces the nephritogenic capacity of group A streptococcal strain NZ131

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1019-1025

  Nordstrand, Annika ^a   Mcshan, W Michael ^b   Ferretti, Joseph J ^b   Holm, Stig E ^a   Norgren, Mari ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ALLELE; ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT C3; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLASMIDS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOKINASE;

EID: 0033976320     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.3.1019-1025.2000     Document Type: Article

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