Frequency and rate of pilin antigenic variation of Neisseria meningitidis.
The rates of pilin antigenic variation (Av) of two strains of Neisseria meningitidis were determined using an unbiased DNA sequencing assay. Strain MC58 underwent pilin Av at a rate similar to that of N. gonorrhoeae strain MS11 but lower than that of N. gonorrhoeae strain FA1090. Pilin Av was undetectable in strain FAM18.
Helm
R Allen
RA
Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Seifert
H Steven
HS
D000940:Antigenic Variation; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins
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