Optimization of membrane isolation and transferrin-binding proteins solubilization from Neisseria meningitidis cells

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-157

  Echeverría, Beatriz ^a   Gómez, José Antonio ^a   Hernández, Ernesto ^a   Criado, María Teresa ^a   Ferreirós, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neisseria; Solubilization; Tbps; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; IMMUNOGENICITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SOLUBILIZATION;

EID: 0031951042     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(97)00097-3     Document Type: Article

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