Structural characterization of the lactoferrin receptor from Neisseria meningitidis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4417-4419

  Prinz, Thorsten ^a   Meyer, Markus ^b   Pettersson, Annika ^a   Tommassen, Jan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN; LIPOPROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0032798522     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4417-4419.1999     Document Type: Article

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