Distribution of transferrin binding protein B gene (<it>tbpB</it>) variants among <it>Neisseria </it>species

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transferrin binding protein B (<it>tbpB</it>), an outer membrane lipoprotein, is required for the acquisition of iron from human transferrin. Two <it>tbpB </it>families have been documented in <it>Neisse...

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Main Authors: Maiden Martin CJ, Harrison Odile B, Rokbi Bachra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/66