Novel pneumococcal surface proteins: role in virulence and vaccine potential

Trends Microbiol. 1998 Mar;6(3):85-7; discussion 87-8. doi: 10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01220-7.

Author

J C Paton¹

Affiliation

¹ Molecular Microbiology Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia. patonj@wch.sa.gov.au

PMID: 9582927
DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01220-7

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adhesins, Bacterial / chemistry
Adhesins, Bacterial / genetics
Adhesins, Bacterial / immunology
Animals
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / chemistry
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / immunology*
Bacterial Vaccines / chemistry
Bacterial Vaccines / immunology*
Humans
Mice
Streptococcus pneumoniae / chemistry
Streptococcus pneumoniae / genetics
Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology*
Streptococcus pneumoniae / pathogenicity
Virulence

Substances

Adhesins, Bacterial
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Bacterial Vaccines