Functional characterization of a newly identified group B streptococcus pullulanase eliciting antibodies able to prevent alpha-glucans degradation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Santi, Isabella ^a   Pezzicoli, Alfredo ^a   Bosello, Mattia ^a   Berti, Francesco ^a   Mariani, Massimo ^a   Telford, John L ^a   Grandi, Guido ^a   Soriani, Marco ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; MALTOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PULLULAN; PULLULANASE; RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY; SIGNALING LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION MOLECULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; STARCH; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; GLUCAN; GLYCOSIDASE; MALTOTRIOSE; PRIMER DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRISACCHARIDE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BASE SEQUENCE; CROSS REACTIONS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCANS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRISACCHARIDES;

EID: 56849124577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003787     Document Type: Article

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