Prevalence and phase variable expression status of two autotransporters, NalP and MspA, in carriage and disease isolates of Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis is a human nasopharyngeal commensal capable of causing life-threatening septicemia and meningitis. Many meningococcal surface structures, including the autotransporter proteins NalP and MspA, are subject to phase variation (PV) due to the presence of homopolymeric tracts withi...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2539/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2539/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2539/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2539/1/journal.pone.0069746.pdf |