Bacteria-mucin interaction in the upper aerodigestive tract shows striking heterogeneity: Implications in otitis media, rhinosinusitis, and pneumonia

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 514-520

  Bernstein, Joel M ^a   Reddy, Molakala ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BINDING AFFINITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMONIA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034087386     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2000.102402     Document Type: Article

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