The effect of immune selection on the structure of the meningococcal opa protein repertoire.
The opa genes of the Gram negative bacterium Neisseria meningitidis encode Opacity-associated outer membrane proteins whose role is to promote adhesion to the human host tissue during colonisation and invasion. Each meningococcus contains 3-4 opa loci, each of which may be occupied by one of a large...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-03-01
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| Col·lecció: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Accés en línia: | https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1000020&type=printable |
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