Protein e of haemophilus influenzae is a ubiquitous highly conserved adhesin

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 414-419

  Singh, Birendra ^a   Brant, Marta ^a   Kilian, Mogens ^b   Hallström, Björn ^a   Riesbeck, Kristian ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH CURVE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLACEAE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN E GENE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 75649102522     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/649782     Document Type: Article

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