Subtyping of Neisseria meningitidis strains isolated in Quebec, Canada: Correlation between deduced amino acid sequences and serosubtyping techniques

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-238

  Arhin, Francis F ^a   Moreau, France ^a   Coulton, James W ^a   Mills, Elaine L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neisseria meningitidis; outer membrane proteins; PorA; serosubtyping

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; TAXONOMY; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0030954546     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-032     Document Type: Article

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