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Role of Gonococcal Neisserial Surface Protein A (NspA) in Serum Resistance and Comparison of Its Factor H Binding Properties with Those of Its Meningococcal Counterpart

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Published in 2018 at "Infection and Immunity"

DOI: 10.1128/iai.00658-18

Abstract: Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the causative agent of gonorrhea, has evolved several mechanisms to subvert complement, including binding of the complement inhibitor factor H (FH). We previously reported FH binding to N. gonorrhoeae independently of lipooligosaccharide (LOS)… read more here.

Keywords: neisserial surface; nspa; factor; gonorrhoeae ... See more keywords