Serologic evidence for effective production of cytolysin A in Salmonella enterica serovars typhi and paratyphi A during human infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 6505-6508

  Von Rhein, Christine ^a   Hunfeld, Klaus Peter ^a   Ludwig, Albrecht ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; CYTOLYSIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CYTOTOXINS; HUMANS; PARATYPHOID FEVER; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI A; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 33750475603     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00779-06     Document Type: Article

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