DNase expression allows the pathogen group A Streptococcus to escape killing in neutrophil extracellular traps

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 396-400

  Buchanan, John T ^a   Simpson, Amelia J ^a   Aziz, Ramy K ^d   Liu, George Y ^a   Kristian, Sascha A ^a   Kotb, Malak ^d   Feramisco, James ^b,c   Nizet, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b University of California San Diego   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CATTLE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CATTLE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; MICE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHILS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MURINAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 32944465559     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.12.039     Document Type: Article

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