Immunoglobulin-binding domains of peptostreptococcal protein L enhance vaginal colonization of mice by Streptococcus gordonii

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 229-235

  Ricci, Susanna ^a,b   Medaglini, Donata ^b   Marcotte, Harold ^b   Olsén, Arne ^a   Pozzi, Gianni ^b   Björck, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Colonization; Immunoglobulins; Peptostreptococcus magnus; Protein L; Streptococcus gordonii

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN L; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FINEGOLDIA MAGNA; MURINAE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

EID: 0034977906     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.2000.0427     Document Type: Article

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