RpmA is required for nonopsonic phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2493-2502

  Simpson, David A ^a,b   Speert, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0034017267     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.5.2493-2502.2000     Document Type: Article

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