Group A Streptococcus gene expression in humans and cynomolgus macaques with acute pharyngitis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2199-2207

  Virtaneva, Kimmo ^a   Graham, Morag R ^a   Porcella, Stephen F ^a   Hoe, Nancy P ^a   Su, Hua ^a   Graviss, Edward A ^b   Gardner, Tracie J ^b   Allison, James E ^c   Lemon, William J ^d   Bailey, John R ^a   Parnell, Michael J ^a   Musser, James M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Pediatric Medical Group   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACACA; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0037378128     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.4.2199-2207.2003     Document Type: Article

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