Diversity of surface protein expression in group B streptococcal colonizing & invasive isolates

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 191-196

  Ferrieri, Patricia ^c   Baker, C J ^a   Hillier, S L ^b   Flores, A E ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha protein; GBS serotypes; R proteins

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ANTISERUM; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LABORATORY TEST; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 3442885408     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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