Sialylation of Neisseria meningitidis lipooligosaccharide inhibits serum bactericidal activity by masking lacto-N-neotetraose

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4436-4444

  Estabrook, Michele M ^a,c   McLeod Griffiss, J ^b   Jarvis, Gary A ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Mail Stop 8A ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; SIALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MASKING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SIALYLATION;

EID: 1842299263     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.11.4436-4444.1997     Document Type: Article

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