Immunological and biochemical characterization of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins I and J (SPE-I and SPE-J) from Streptococcus pyogenes

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 166, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 6711-6719

  Proft, Thomas ^a   Arcus, Vickery L ^b   Handley, Vanessa ^a   Baker, Edward N ^b   Fraser, John D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; EXOTOXIN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PYROGEN; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN I; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN J; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IMMUNITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; T LYMPHOCYTE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0035337461     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.11.6711     Document Type: Article

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