Phase variation of HpuAB and HmbR, two distinct haemoglobin receptors of Neisseria meningitidis DNM2

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 977-989

  Lewis, L A ^a   Gipson, M ^a   Hartman, K ^a   Ownbey, T ^a   Vaughn, J ^a   Dyer, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAPTOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; POLYGUANYLIC ACID; RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOMAL FRAMESHIFTING;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; HAPTOGLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0033054886     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01409.x     Document Type: Article

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