Modulation of cell surface sialic acid expression in Neisseria meningitidis via a transposable genetic element

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 192-198

  Hammerschmidt, Sven ^a   Hilse, Robert ^a   Van Putten, Jos P M ^b   Gerardy Schahn, Rita ^a   Unkmeir, Alexandra ^a   Frosch, Matthias ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsule; Insertion sequence element; Invasion; Neisseria meningitidis

Indexed keywords

SIALIC ACID; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MUTANT; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCAPSULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENINGITIS; MUCOSA CELL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0030025718     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00347.x     Document Type: Article

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