Heterogeneity of tbpB, the transferrin-binding protein B gene, among serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis strains of the ET-5 complex.

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Published in Clin Diagn Lab Immunol on September 01, 1997

Authors

B Rokbi1, M Mignon, D A Caugant, M J Quentin-Millet

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1: Pasteur Merieux Connaught, Marcy-l'Etoile, France.

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