Identification of virulence associated markers in the cell wall of pigeon Streptococcus gallolyticus strains

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 319-325

  Vanrobaeys, M ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a   Ducatelle, R ^a   De Herdt, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cell wall proteins; Pigeon; Streptococcus gallolyticus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BIRD DISEASE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRD DISEASES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COLUMBIDAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INDOLES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; VIRULENCE;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLUMBA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS;

EID: 0034636399     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(00)00159-0     Document Type: Article

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