A 20-kilodalton N-terminal fragment of the D15 protein contains a protective epitope(s) against Haemophilus influenzae type a and type b

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 3349-3354

  Yang, Yan Ping ^a   Thomas, Wayne R ^b   Chong, Pele ^a   Loosmore, Sheena M ^a   Klein, Michel H ^a  

^a Research Center   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; THROMBIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EPITOPE MAPPING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT;

EID: 0031813839     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.7.3349-3354.1998     Document Type: Article

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