Small repeating units within the Ureaplasma urealyticum MB antigen gene encode serovar specificity and are associated with antigen size variation.

Abstract excerpt

Ureaplasma urealyticum is a common commensal of the female lower urogenital tract, yet it has been shown to be an important cause of chorioamnion infection, respiratory and central nervous system disease, and death in premature infants. It has been suggested that only certain serovars are capable of producing invasive disease. However, we previously showed that many serotypes are invasive and that perhaps antigen...

Topics

• Amino Acid Sequence
• Antigens, Bacterial
• Bacterial Proteins
• Base Sequence
• Cloning, Molecular
• Gene Dosage
• Genes, Bacterial
• Genetic Variation
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Molecular Weight