The three extra-cellular zinc metalloproteinases of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>have a different impact on virulence in mice
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>possesses large zinc metalloproteinases on its surface. To analyse the importance in virulence of three of these metalloproteinases, intranasal challenge of MF1 outbred mice was carried o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2003-07-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/3/14 |