Identification & characterization of the two novel streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins SPE-L & SPE-M

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 37-43

  Proft, Thomas ^a   Webb, Phillip D ^a   Handley, Vanessa ^a   Fraser, John D ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

MHC class II binding; Sero conversion; Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin; Superantigen; T cell mitogen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SUPERANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ERYTHROGENIC TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; PRIMER DNA;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA CHAIN; BINDING COMPETITION; BLOOD DONOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENOTYPE; MITOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; T LYMPHOCYTE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; EXOTOXINS; OPEN READING FRAMES;

EID: 3442880162     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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