The Haemophilus influenzae HtrA protein is a protective antigen

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 899-906

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

^a Pasteur Merieux Connaught Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; IMMUNOGENICITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031913033     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.3.899-906.1998     Document Type: Article

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