Outer membrane protein D15 is conserved among Haemophilus influenzae species and may represent a universal protective antigen against invasive disease

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3701-3707

  Loosmore, Sheena M ^a   Yang, Yan Ping ^a   Coleman, Debbie C ^a   Shortreed, Jean M ^a   England, Diane M ^a   Klein, Michel H ^a  

^a Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE DIGLYCERIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030930214     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.9.3701-3707.1997     Document Type: Article

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