Group A streptococcal rofA gene is involved in the control of several virulence genes and eukaryotic cell attachment and internalization

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 534-537

  Beckert, S ^a   Kreikemeyer, B ^a   Podbielski, A ^a  

^a ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN ROFA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; INTERNALIZATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FIBRONECTINS; MUTATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035164968     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.1.534-537.2001     Document Type: Article

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