Opsonic potential, protective capacity, and sequence conservation of the Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum Tp92

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1401-1413

  Cameron, Caroline E ^a   Lukehart, Sheila A ^a   Castro, Christa ^a   Molini, Barbara ^a   Godornes, Charmie ^a   Van Voorhis, Wesley C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPSONIN PROTEINS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0034122411     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315399     Document Type: Article

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