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Opacity-associated adhesin repertoire in hyperinvasive Neisseria meningitidis.

Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 2006

Callaghan Martin J, Jolley Keith A, Maiden Martin C J

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The opacity (Opa) proteins mediate a variety of interactions between the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis and its human host. These interactions are thought to be of central importance in both the asymptomatic colonization of the nasopharynx and the sporadic occurrence of meningococcal disease. The receptor specificities of a limited number of Opa protein variants have been explored, but the high level of amino...

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PMID: 16926400
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00293-06
PMCID: PMC1594835

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