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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Main Authors: Silvia Santos, Júlia Baruque-Ramos, Marta Massako Tanizaki, Ivo Lebrun, Rocilda Perazzini Furtado Schenkman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2006-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000400016