Production of outer membrane vesicles (OMV) in batch cultivation of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B Produção de vesículas da membrana externa (OMV) em cultivo batelada de Neisseria meningitidis sorogrupo B
Meningococcal disease is an important cause of death and morbidity throughout the world. Nearly 330,000 cases and 35,000 deaths occur yearly. Neisseria meningitidis, serogroup B strain N.44/89, is prevalent in Brazil. Its outer membrane vesicles (OMV) with iron regulated proteins (IRP) are released...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2006-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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