Streptococcus tigurinus is highly virulent in a rat model of experimental endocarditis

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 303, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 498-504

  Veloso, Tiago Rafael ^a   Zbinden, Andrea ^b   Andreoni, Federica ^c   Giddey, Marlyse ^a   Vouillamoz, Jacques ^a   Moreillon, Philippe ^a   Zinkernagel, Annelies Sophie ^c   Entenza, José Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell invasion; Experimental endocarditis; Phagocytosis; Platelet aggregation; Streptococcus tigurinus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRONECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTIC INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL INVASION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS TIGURINUS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

CELL INVASION; EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCARDITIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLATELET AGGREGATION; STREPTOCOCCUS TIGURINUS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; AORTA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; MACROPHAGES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RATS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84887613088     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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