Generic determinants of Streptococcus colonization and infection

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 361-370

  Nobbs, Angela H ^a   Jenkinson, Howard F ^a   Everett, Dean B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MALAWI LIVERPOOL WELLCOME TRUST CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Adherence; Cell wall proteins; Collagen; Fibronectin; Gram positive pilus; Group A Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ALPHA ENOLASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLLAGEN BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PROTEINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; DENTAL CARIES; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; GENE DUPLICATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; IMMUNE EVASION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GENOMICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

ANIMALS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84937932969     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.09.018     Document Type: Article

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