Analysis of pilus adhesins from Haemophilus influenzae biotype IV strains

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 7010-7019

  Clemans, D L ^a   Marrs, C F ^a   Bauer, R J ^a   Patel, M ^a   Gilsdorf, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CHAPERONE; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE INSERTION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CELL SEPARATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROCYTES; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0034778158     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.11.7010-7019.2001     Document Type: Article

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