Two-dimensional structure of the Opc invasin from Neisseria meningitidis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 281-293

  Merker, Petra ^a   Tommassen, Jan ^b   Kusecek, Barica ^a   Virji, Mumtaz ^c   Sesardic, Dorothea ^d   Achtman, Mark ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVASIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SEMLIKI FOREST VIRUS;

EID: 0031017036     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2051567.x     Document Type: Article

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