Preparation and characterization of Neisseria meningitidis mutants deficient in production of the human lactoferrin-binding proteins LbpA and LbpB

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3080-3090

  Bonnah, Robert A ^a   Schryvers, Anthony B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; LACTOFERRIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IRON METABOLISM; MORAXELLA BOVIS; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; MORAXELLA BOVIS; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEISSERIACEAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031747819     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.12.3080-3090.1998     Document Type: Article

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