The putative R1 protein of Streptococcus agalactiae as serotype marker and target of protective antibodies

APMIS

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 842-848

  Moyo, Sylvester R ^a   Maeland, Johan A ^b,c   Lyng, Randi V ^b  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

R1 protein; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; PEPSIN A; PROTEIN R1; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0035688179     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2001.091206.x     Document Type: Article

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