The proline-rich region of pneumococcal surface proteins A and C contains surface-accessible epitopes common to all pneumococci and elicits antibody-mediated protection against sepsis.

Daniels, Calvin C; Coan, Patricia; King, Janice; Hale, Joanetha; Benton, Kimberly A; Briles, David E; Hollingshead, Susan K

Daniels, Calvin C; Coan, Patricia; King, Janice; Hale, Joanetha; Benton, Kimberly A; Briles, David E; Hollingshead, Susan K.

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Daniels CC; Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35294-2170, USA.

Infect Immun ; 78(5): 2163-72, 2010 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20194601

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Antibodies, Bacterial/immunology; Bacterial Proteins/immunology; Epitopes/immunology; Pneumococcal Infections/prevention & control; Sepsis/prevention & control; Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage; Conserved Sequence/immunology; Humans; Immunization, Passive; Mice; Mice, Inbred CBA; Molecular Sequence Data; Pneumococcal Infections/immunology; Sepsis/immunology; Virulence Factors/immunology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumococcal Infections / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Bacterial Proteins / Sepsis / Antibodies, Bacterial / Epitopes Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Journal: Infect Immun Year: 2010 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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