Role of group A streptococcal virulence factors in adherence to keratinocytes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1215-1221

  Darmstadt, Gary L ^a   Mentele, Laurel ^a   Podbielski, Andreas ^b   Rubens, Craig E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL CULTURE; GENE ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD46; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; KERATINOCYTES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; OPERON; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033982985     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.3.1215-1221.2000     Document Type: Article

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