Cell surface proteins in S. pneumoniae, S. mitis and S. oralis

Iranian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 58-67

  Madhour, A ^a   Maurer, P ^a   Hakenbeck, R ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell surface protein; Choline binding proteins; Streptococcus mitis; Streptococcus oralis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 80053899929     PISSN: 20083289     EISSN: 20084447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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