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The Moraxella catarrhalis immunoglobulin D-binding protein MID has conserved sequences and is regulated by a mechanism corresponding to phase variation.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2003
Möllenkvist Andrea, Nordström Therése, Halldén Christer, Christensen Jens Jørgen, Forsgren Arne, Riesbeck Kristian
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of the Moraxella catarrhalis immunoglobulin D (IgD)-binding outer membrane protein MID and its gene was determined in 91 clinical isolates and in 7 culture collection strains. Eighty-four percent of the clinical Moraxella strains expressed MID-dependent IgD binding. The mid gene was detected in all strains as revealed by homology of the signal peptide sequence and a conserved area in the 3' end of...
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