Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of the alpha C protein of group B streptococci are inversely related to the number of repeats.
Infection by group B streptococci (GBS) is an important cause of bacterial disease in neonates. Alpha C protein is a protective cell surface-associated protein of GBS. This protein contains a repeat region flanked by N and C termini. Variable expression of tandem repeating units of alpha C proteins...
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| Published in: | Infect Immun |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
1997
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC175751/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9393818/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/iai.65.12.5216-5221.1997 |
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