β-Hemolysin-Independent Induction of Apoptosis of Macrophages Infected with Serotype III Group B Streptococcus

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 188, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1049-1053

  Ulett, Glen C ^a   Bohnsack, John F ^b   Armstrong, Jianling ^a   Adderson, Elisabeth E ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOLYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL VIABILITY; HEMOLYSIS; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GLUCOSE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0142105950     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378202     Document Type: Article

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