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. 1990 Jun;58(6):2008–2010. doi: 10.1128/iai.58.6.2008-2010.1990

Two distinct outer membrane serotype subcomplexes of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A.

R Bläsius 1, W Strittmatter 1, B Crowe 1, M Achtman 1
PMCID: PMC258760  PMID: 2160438

Abstract

A 350-kilodalton serotype outer membrane complex containing the class 1, 3, and 4 outer membrane proteins was isolated from serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis. Partial denaturation yielded two serotype subcomplexes containing the class 3 and 1 proteins (85 kilodaltons) and the class 3 and 4 proteins (94 kilodaltons), respectively.

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