Expression of the LspA1 and LspA2 proteins by Haemophilus ducreyi is required for virulence in human volunteers

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 4528-4533

  Janowicz, Diane M ^a   Fortney, Kate R ^a   Katz, Barry P ^a   Latimer, Jo L ^b   Deng, Kaiping ^b   Hansen, Eric J ^b   Spinola, Stanley M ^a,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN LSPA1; PROTEIN LSPA2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PUSTULE; WILD TYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CHANCROID; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HEMAGGLUTININS; HUMANS; LECTINS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 3343010273     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.8.4528-4533.2004     Document Type: Article

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