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SUBMITTER: Wiertz EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC173759 | biostudies-other | 1996 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Wiertz E J EJ Delvig A A Donders E M EM Brugghe H F HF van Unen L M LM Timmermans H A HA Achtman M M Hoogerhout P P Poolman J T JT
Infection and immunity 19960101 1
Former studies have shown that the class 5 outer membranes proteins (Opa and Opc proteins) of Neisseria meningitidis are at least as immunogenic as meningococcal porin proteins. High antibody titers to class 5 proteins have been observed in sera obtained during convalescence after meningococcal infection. A strong increase in anti-class 5 antibodies has also been observed in vaccinees who received a meningococcal outer membrane vesicle preparation. The enhanced B-cell response to class 5 protein ...[more]