Streptococcus sobrinus antigens that react to salivary antibodies induced by tonsillar application of formalin-killed S. sobrinus in rabbits

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 725-731

  Fukuizumi, Takaki ^a   Inoue, Hiromasa ^a   Tsujisawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Uchiyama, Choji ^a  

^a KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CARBOHYDRATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RABBITS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; TONSIL; VACCINES, INACTIVATED;

EID: 0033984553     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.2.725-731.2000     Document Type: Article

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