Time course of virulence factors produced by group A streptococcus during a food-borne epidemic

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-40

  Kanno, Takeshi ^a   Sakaguchi, Kazuko ^a   Suzuki, Jun ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

NAD glycohydrolase; Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B; Streptococcus pyogenes; Streptolysin O; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYSTEINE PROTEASE STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN B; HEMOLYSIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOSIDASE; STREPTOLYSIN O; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUPERNATANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84863458153     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-011-0280-8     Document Type: Article

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