Antigenic variation of TprK facilitates development of secondary syphilis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4959-4967

  Reid, Tara B ^a   Molini, Barbara J ^a   Fernandez, Mark C ^a   Lukehart, Sheila A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN VARIANT; TPRK PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MAJOR OUTER SHEATH PROTEIN, TREPONEMA; PORIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE EVASION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RABBIT MODEL; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; SKIN; SYPHILIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMMUNE EVASION; MALE; PORINS; RABBITS; SKIN; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 84911396352     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.02236-14     Document Type: Article

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