Naturally occurring PIA/PIB hybrids of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb06883.x

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Naturally occurring PIA/PIB hybrids of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jun 1994

Gill M J, Jayamohan J, Lessing M P, Ison C A

Abstract excerpt

The major outer membrane protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Por, functions as a porin and is thought to occur as one gene with two alleles. The immunologically distinct epitopes of the two subclasses, IA and IB, have allowed the development of serotyping schemes. Clinical isolates of N. gonorrhoea...

Topics

Base Sequence
Epitopes
Genotype
Humans
Hybridization, Genetic
Molecular Sequence Data
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Phenotype
Porins

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