Antigenicity, cross-reactivity and surface exposure of the Neisseria meningitidis 37 kDa protein (Fbp)

Vaccine

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1340-1346

  Gomez J A ^a,b   Agra, C ^a,b   Ferron L ^a,b   Powell, N ^a,b   Pintor, M ^a,b   Criado, M T ^a,b   Ferreiros C M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fbp; Immunogenicity; Neisseria meningitidis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; IMMUNOGENICITY; MOUSE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0030266168     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(96)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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