Identification of factors contributing to T-cell toxicity of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2112-2114

  Collins, James ^a   Buckling, Angus ^a   Massey, Ruth C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 45149096854     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00156-08     Document Type: Article

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