Streptococcal erythrogenic toxin B abrogates fibronectin-dependent internalization of Streptococcus pyogenes by cultured mammalian cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3226-3232

  Chaussee, Michael S ^a   Cole, Robert L ^a   Van Putten, Jos P M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHO CELL; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE INACTIVATION; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; EXOTOXINS; FIBRONECTINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0034038360     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.6.3226-3232.2000     Document Type: Article

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