Invasion of brain microvascular endothelial cells by group B streptococci

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 5074-5081

  Nizet, Victor ^a,d   Kim, Kwang Sik ^b   Stins, Monique ^b   Jonas, Mechthild ^c   Chi, Emil Y ^c   Nguyen, Dong ^a   Rubens, Craig E ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; GENTAMICIN; HEMOLYSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL INVASION; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRANSCYTOSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 1842372721     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.12.5074-5081.1997     Document Type: Article

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