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Identification and characterisation of a novel conserved outer membrane protein from Neisseria meningitidis.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Aug 2000
Peak I R, Srikhanta Y, Dieckelmann M, Moxon E R, Jennings M P
Abstract excerpt
We have identified a homologue of the adhesin AIDA-I of Escherichia coli in Neisseria meningitidis. This gene was designated nhhA (Neisseria hia homologue), as analysis of the complete coding sequence revealed that it is more closely related to the adhesins Hia and Hsf of Haemophilus influenzae. The sequence of nhhA was determined from 10 strains, and found to be highly conserved. Studies of the localisation by...
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