Epitope mapping of the outer membrane protein P5-homologous fimbrin adhesin of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 2119-2128

  Novotny, Laura A ^a   Jurcisek, Joseph A ^a   Pichichero, Michael E ^b   Bakaletz, Lauren O ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINCHILLA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OTITIS MEDIA; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PEPTIDES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0034020890     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.4.2119-2128.2000     Document Type: Article

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