Characterization of a complement-binding protein, DRS, from strains of Streptococcus pyogenes containing the emm12 and emm55 genes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3981-3986

  Binks, Michael ^a   Sriprakash, K S ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C7; COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR; DISTANTLY RELATED TO SIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN DRS; PROTEIN SIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INHIBITOR OF COMPLEMENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; EMM12 GENE; EMM55 GENE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT C6; COMPLEMENT C7; HEMOLYSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 3042542177     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.7.3981-3986.2004     Document Type: Article

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