Normal human sera contain bactericidal IgG that binds to the oligosaccharide epitope expressed within lipooligosaccharides of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 487-494

  Yamasaki, Ryohei ^a   Maruyama, Tetsu ^a   Yabe, Uichirou ^a   Asuka, Shunpei ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human antibodies; Lipooligosaccharide; Lipopolysaccharide; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Oligosaccharide; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIPID A; LIPOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; VACCINE;

ANTIBODY ISOLATION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; SERUM;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 20444396208     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvi061     Document Type: Article

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