Interactions of the Group B Streptococcus with epithelial cells: host-cell signal transduction pathways in Group B streptococcal invasion and the role of surface-associated Group B streptococcal phosphoglycerate kinase in pathogenesis

• Author / Creator

  Burnham, Carey-Ann Dawn

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Streptococcal infections. Pathogenesis.
  • Epithelial cells.
  • Cellular signal transduction.
  • Microfilament proteins.
  • Cytoskeleton.
  • Streptococcus agalactiae.
  • Cellular immunity.

• Graduation date

  2007

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-ts78-d354

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private, scholarly or scientific research. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.