Genetic loci of Streptococcus mitis that mediate binding to human platelets

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1373-1380

  Bensing, B A ^a   Rubens, C E ^a   Sullam, P M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; DNA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; THROMBOCYTE; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD PLATELETS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, VIRAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PHAGES; VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0035115568     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.3.1373-1380.2001     Document Type: Article

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