Presence of fibronectin-binding protein gene prtF2 in invasive group A streptococci in tropical Australia is associated with increased internalisation efficiency

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 421-426

  Gorton, Davina ^a   Norton, Robert ^a,b   Layton, Ramon ^a   Smith, Helen ^c   Ketheesan, Natkunam ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Public Health Microbiology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibronectin binding proteins; Protein F2; PrtF2; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN PRTF1; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN PRTF2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TROPICS;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 18044377210     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.11.015     Document Type: Article

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