The group B streptococcal C5a peptidase is both a specific protease and an invasin

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2408-2413

  Cheng, Qi ^a   Stafslien, Deborah ^a   Purushothaman, Sai Sudha ^a   Cleary, Patrick ^a  

^a MMC 196 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BINDING PROTEIN; C5A PEPTIDASE; FIBRONECTIN; INVASIN; PEPTIDASE; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM; GENE INACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0036117970     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.5.2408-2413.2002     Document Type: Article

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