Selective distribution of a high-affinity plasminogen-binding site among group A streptococci associated with impetigo

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3915-3920

  Svensson, Mikael D ^a   Sjöbring, Ulf ^a   Bessen, Debra E ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL MIGRATION; EPIDERMIS; GENE MAPPING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPETIGO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0345120581     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.8.3915-3920.1999     Document Type: Article

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