A DltA mutant of Haemophilus ducreyi is partially attenuated in its ability to cause pustules in human volunteers

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1394-1397

  Janowicz, Diane ^a   Leduc, Isabelle ^b   Fortney, Kate R ^a   Katz, Barry P ^a   Elkins, Christopher ^b   Spinola, Stanley M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; HEMOPHILUS DUCREYI 35000HP VACCINE; HEMOPHILUS DUCREYI FX533 VACCINE; LECTIN; LECTIN A; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN DLTA; PROTEIN DSRA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI FX517; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJECTION SITE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CHANCROID; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; SKIN; VIRULENCE;

EID: 31844454118     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.74.2.1394-1397.2006     Document Type: Article

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