Characterization of a novel porin protein from Moraxella catarrhalis and identification of an immunodominant surface loop

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 6528-6535

  Easton, Donna M ^a   Smith, Adam ^a   Gallego, Sara Gomez ^a   Foxwell, A Ruth ^a   Cripps, Allan W ^a,b   Kyd, Jennelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; M35 PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; PORINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 24944576100     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.18.6528-6535.2005     Document Type: Article

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