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Abstract
Immunity to neisserial infection involves complex interactions between antibody, complement and bacterial cell-surface molecules. Neisseria species express polysaccharide and glycolipid membrane components, which downregulate complement activation. The pathogenic potential of Neisseria depends on evasion of the complement cascade.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7627458 DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(00)88921-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079