Immunogenicity and evolutionary variability of epitopes within IgA1 protease from serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 175-187

  Morelli, Giovanna ^a   del Valle, Jesus ^a   Lammel, Claudia J ^b   Pohlner, Johannes ^c   Müller, Kerstin ^a   Blake, Milan ^d   Brooks, Geo F ^b   Meyer, Thomas F ^c   Koumaré, Brehima ^e   Brieske, Norbert ^a   Achtman, Mark ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Max Planck Instititut F?r Biologie   (Germany)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Inst Nat de Rech Sante Publique   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; EPITOPE MAPPING; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

EID: 0028242203     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1994.tb00299.x     Document Type: Article

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