Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01EY000424-23
Application #
2157916
Study Section
Visual Sciences A Study Section (VISA)
Project Start
1978-08-01
Project End
1997-03-31
Budget Start
1995-04-01
Budget End
1997-03-31
Support Year
23
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Tulane University
Department
Microbiology/Immun/Virology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
New Orleans
State
LA
Country
United States
Zip Code
70118

  Publications

Johnson, M K; Callegan, M C; Engel, L S et al. (1995) Growth and virulence of a complement-activation-negative mutant of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the rabbit cornea. Curr Eye Res 14:281-4
Johnson, M K; Hobden, J A; O'Callaghan, R J et al. (1992) Confirmation of the role of pneumolysin in ocular infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Curr Eye Res 11:1221-5
Johnson, M K; Hobden, J A; Hagenah, M et al. (1990) The role of pneumolysin in ocular infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Curr Eye Res 9:1107-14
Johnson, M K; Gebhardt, B M; Berman, M B (1988) Appearance of collagenase in pneumolysin-treated corneal fibroblast cultures. Curr Eye Res 7:951-3
Walker, J A; Allen, R L; Falmagne, P et al. (1987) Molecular cloning, characterization, and complete nucleotide sequence of the gene for pneumolysin, the sulfhydryl-activated toxin of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infect Immun 55:1184-9