Characterization of anthrolysin O, the Bacillus anthracis cholesterol-dependent cytolysin

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3183-3189

  Shannon, Jeffrey G ^a   Ross, Cana L ^b   Koehler, Theresa M ^b   Rest, Richard F ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROLYSIN O; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CHOLESTEROL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOLYSIN; CYTOTOXIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHOLESTEROL; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTEINE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0037767296     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.6.3183-3189.2003     Document Type: Article

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