Characterisation of subtype- and variant-specific antigen regions of the P1 adhesin of Mycoplasma pneumoniae

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 483-491

  Dumke, Roger ^a   Schurwanz, Nicol ^a   Jacobs, Enno ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Immune response; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Recombinant proteins; Subtypes; Variants

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 44349146065     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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