Identification and characterisation of a novel conserved outer membrane protein from Neisseria meningitidis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 329-334

  Peak, Ian R A ^a   Srikhanta, Yogitha ^a   Dieckelmann, Manuela ^a   Moxon, E Richard ^b   Jennings, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Molecular Infectious Diseases Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesin; High molecular mass; Neisseria meningitidis; Outer membrane protein

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ADHESINS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034089622     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(00)00174-7     Document Type: Article

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