Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis isolates that do not express the virulence factor and vaccine antigen factor H binding protein.

Neisseria meningitidis remains a leading cause of bacterial sepsis and meningitis. Complement is a key component of natural immunity against this important human pathogen, which has evolved multiple mechanisms to evade complement-mediated lysis. One approach adopted by the meningococcus is to recrui...

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Hlavní autoři: Lucidarme, J, Tan, L, Exley, R, Findlow, J, Borrow, R, Tang, C
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 2011