Clostridium septicum alpha-toxin is active against the parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii and targets members of the SAG family of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored surface proteins

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 4353-4361

  Wichroski, Michael J ^a   Melton, Jody A ^a   Donahue, Carolyn G ^a   Tweten, Rodney K ^a   Ward, Gary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL VACUOLE; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BACTERIAL TOXINS; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TOXOPLASMA; VACUOLES;

EID: 0036076262     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.8.4353-4361.2002     Document Type: Article

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