Characterisation of an outer membrane protein of Moraxella catarrhalis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-236

  Mathers, Kate E ^a   Goldblatt, David ^a   Aebi, Christoph ^b   Yu, Rong Hua ^c   Schryvers, Anthony B ^c   Hansen, Eric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin G; Moraxella catarrhalis; Outer membrane protein; Transferrin binding protein

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADULT; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS;

EID: 0030726938     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(97)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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