Activation of the complement cascade by Bordetella pertussis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-275

  Barnes, Michael G ^a   Weiss, Alison A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative pathway; Bordetella pertussis; Classical pathway; Complement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; LECTIN; MANNOSE;

ARTICLE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SERUM;

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS;

EID: 0037470916     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00132-0     Document Type: Article

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