HmbR, a Hemoglobin-Binding Outer Membrane Protein of Neisseria meningitidis, Undergoes Phase Variation

Neisseria meningitidis uses hemoglobin (Hb) as an iron source via two TonB-dependent outer membrane receptors, HmbR and HpuB. Analysis of 25 epidemiologically unrelated clinical isolates from serogroups A, B, C, and Y revealed that 64% strains possessed both Hb receptor genes. Examination of the hmb...

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Main Authors: Richardson, Anthony R., Stojiljkovic, Igor
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1999
Subjects:
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC93618/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10094683
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