Evasion mechanisms of pathogenic Neisseriae.

Article

Evasion mechanisms of pathogenic Neisseriae.

Behring Institute Mitteilungen - 1 Feb 1991

Meyer T F

Abstract excerpt

The outcome of the early stages of a neisserial infection is determined by receptor-mediated events that culminate in the attachment and invasion of human mucosal tissues. The factors participating in this process, including pili, opacity proteins (Opa), and perhaps lipopolysaccharide (LPS), unde...

Topics

Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Fimbriae Proteins
Fimbriae, Bacterial
Genetic Variation
Gonorrhea
Humans
Neisseria
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Peptide Hydrolases
Serine Endopeptidases

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