Adherence and invasion of streptococci to eukaryotic cells and their role in disease pathogenesis

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 368, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-110

  Rohde, Manfred ^a   Chhatwal, G Singh ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; HYALURONIC ACID; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; M PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL ANCHORAGE; CELL INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL WALL; EPITHELIUM CELL; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HUMAN; LISTERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE EQUISIMILIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YERSINIA; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84892923176     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/82-2012-281     Document Type: Article

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