Prevalence and phase variable expression status of two autotransporters, NalP and MspA, in carriage and disease isolates of Neisseria meningitidis

Oldfield, Neil J.; Matar, Suzan; Bidmos, Fadil A.; Alamro, Mohammed; Neal, Keith R.; Turner, David P.J.; Bayliss, Christopher D.; Ala'Aldeen, Dlawer A.A.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069746

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Prevalence and phase variable expression status of two autotransporters, NalP and MspA, in carriage and disease isolates of Neisseria meningitidis (2013)
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Oldfield, N. J., Matar, S., Bidmos, F. A., Alamro, M., Neal, K. R., Turner, D. P., …Ala'Aldeen, D. A. (2013). Prevalence and phase variable expression status of two autotransporters, NalP and MspA, in carriage and disease isolates of Neisseria meningitidis. PLoS ONE, 8(7), Article e69746. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069746

Neisseria meningitidis is a human nasopharyngeal commensal capable of causing life-threatening septicemia and meningitis. Many meningococcal surface structures, including the autotransporter proteins NalP and MspA, are subject to phase variation (PV)... Read More about Prevalence and phase variable expression status of two autotransporters, NalP and MspA, in carriage and disease isolates of Neisseria meningitidis.