Characterization of a class II pilin expression locus from Neisseria meningitidis: evidence for increased diversity among pilin genes in pathogenic Neisseria species.

doi:10.1128/iai.65.7.2613-2620.1997

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Characterization of a class II pilin expression locus from Neisseria meningitidis: evidence for increased diversity among pilin genes in pathogenic Neisseria species.

Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 1997

Aho E L, Botten J W, Hall R J, Larson M K, Ness J K

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Strains of Neisseria meningitidis elaborate one of two classes of pili. Meningococcal class I pili have many features in common with pili produced by N. gonorrhoeae, including the ability to bind monoclonal antibody SM1 and a common gene and protein structure consisting of conserved, semivariable...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Base Sequence
Fimbriae Proteins
Genetic Variation
Molecular Sequence Data
Neisseria meningitidis

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