The role of the multiple banded antigen of Ureaplasma parvum in intra-amniotic infection: major virulence factor or decoy?

The multiple banded antigen (MBA) is a predicted virulence factor of Ureaplasma species. Antigenic variation of the MBA is a potential mechanism by which ureaplasmas avoid immune recognition and cause chronic infections of the upper genital tract of pregnant women. We tested whether the MBA is invol...

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Auteurs principaux: Samantha J Dando, Ilias Nitsos, Suhas G Kallapur, John P Newnham, Graeme R Polglase, J Jane Pillow, Alan H Jobe, Peter Timms, Christine L Knox
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/8c98fd35bb584d329f0fcb4a3ec0b0e2
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