Vaccination with FimA from Streptococcus parasanguis Protects Rats from Endocarditis Caused by Other Viridans Streptococci

The FimA protein of Streptococcus parasanguis is a virulence factor in the rat model of endocarditis, and immunization with FimA protects rats against homologous bacterial challenge. Because FimA-like proteins are widespread among the oral streptococci, the leading cause of native valve endocarditis...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques

Publié dans:	Infect Immun
Auteurs principaux:	Kitten, Todd, Munro, Cindy L., Wang, Aijuan, Macrina, Francis L.
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2002
Sujets:	Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Accès en ligne:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC127623/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11748213/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.70.1.422-425.2002
Tags:	Ajouter un tag Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!