title: Virulent and avirulent strains of group B streptococci from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: relationship between differences in surface hydrophobicity, sialic acid content and macrophage interaction.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Celular e Genética, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550-013, Brasil. pnagao@uerj.br
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Benchetrit
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001938:Brazil; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D012756:Sheep; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D012794:Sialic Acids