The Activation of Bovine Plasminogen by PauA Is Not Required for Virulence of Streptococcus uberis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 7193-7196

  Ward, Philip N ^a   Field, Terence R ^a   Rapier, Christopher D ^a   Leigh, James A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; PROTEIN PAUA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLAND; MILK; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0345714680     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.12.7193-7196.2003     Document Type: Article

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