Virulence of group A streptococci in fertile hens eggs is mainly effected by M protein and streptolysin O

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-56

  Schmidt, Karl Hermann ^a   Gerlach, Dieter ^a   Gubbe, Knut ^a   Geyer, Anett ^a   Birch Hirschfeld, Eckhard ^a   Straube, Eberhard ^a   Podbielski, Andreas ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Chicken embryo; Group A streptococci; Invasion; Isogenic mutants; M protein; Streptolysin O; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035018656     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00102     Document Type: Article

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