Induction of immune response to Streptococcus pneumoniae by administration of oral viridans streptococci via phosphorylcholine determinant

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 441-448

  Miwa, Yoko ^a   Ito, Hiro O ^a   Inoue, Masakazu ^a   Oho, Takahiko ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross reactive immunity; Oral flora; Phosphorylcholine; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Viridans streptococci

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; HAPTEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMMENSALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 13644250704     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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