A common gene pool for the Neisseria FetA antigen

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Bennett, Julia S ^a   Thompson, Emily A L ^a   Kriz, Paula ^b   Jolley, Keith A ^a   Maiden, Martin C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Commensal neisseria; Feta; Gene pool; Neisseria meningitidis

Indexed keywords

FETA ANTIGEN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETA GENE; GENE; GENE POOL; IMMUNITY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NASOPHARYNX; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; NASOPHARYNX; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 58949091439     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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