Article
Phenotypic diversity in the alpha C protein of group B streptococci.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 1991
Madoff L C, Hori S, Michel J L, Baker C J, Kasper D L
Abstract excerpt
Group B streptococci (GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. C proteins are an immunologically important group of surface-associated antigens in GBS that remain incompletely characterized. Two C proteins have been designated alpha and beta on the basis of protease susceptibi...
Topics
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antibodies, Neoplasm
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Blotting, Western
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Immune Sera
- Immunoblotting
- Immunoglobulin A
- Multiple Myeloma
- Phagocytosis
- Phenotype
- Streptococcus agalactiae