The meningococcal transferrin-binding proteins 1 and 2 are both surface exposed and generate bactericidal antibodies capable of killing homologous and heterologous strains

Vaccine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-53

  Ala'Aldeen, Dlawer A A ^a   Borriello, S Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bactericidal assay; Immune response; Iron; Iron regulated proteins; Neisseria meningitidis; Outer membrane protein; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOUSE; MUTANT; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CARRIER PROTEINS; CROSS REACTIONS; IMMUNE SERA; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSFERRIN-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0029671313     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-410X(95)00136-O     Document Type: Article

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