Identification and Characterization of a Linear-Plasmid-Encoded Factor H-Binding Protein (FhbA) of the Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia hermsii

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2612-2618

  Hovis, Kelley M ^a   McDowell, John V ^a   Griffin, LaToya ^a   Marconi, Richard T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACTOR H BINDING PROTEIN A; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BORRELIA HERMSII; BORRELIA INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LIBRARY; HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BORRELIA; CARRIER PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE LIBRARY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; RELAPSING FEVER;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA HERMSII; BORRELIA PARKERI; BORRELIA TURICATAE; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 1942508082     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.9.2612-2618.2004     Document Type: Article

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