Capsule genes of Streptococcus pneumoniae influence growth in vitro

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 324-329

  Bättig, Patrick ^a   Mühlemann, Kathrin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Capsule genes; Growth; Pneumococci; Serum

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; OPERON; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34447288927     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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