Molecular analysis of two novel Neisseria gonorrhoeae virulent components: the macrophage infectivity potentiator and the outer membrane protein A

New Microbiol. 2010 Apr;33(2):167-70.

Abstract

Molecular analyses of mip and ompA genes were performed on 20 Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates. The genes were present with a high degree of conservation in all strains. Sera from patients with urethritis or disseminated gonococcal infections were able to recognize the purified Neisseria gonorrhoeae macrophage infectivity potentiator (Ng-MIP) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae outer membrane protein A (Ng-OmpA).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins* / chemistry
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins* / genetics
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins* / immunology
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins* / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins* / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins* / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins* / immunology
  • Bacterial Proteins* / metabolism
  • Gonorrhea / immunology
  • Gonorrhea / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Macrophages / microbiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / immunology
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / metabolism
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / pathogenicity*
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Urethritis / immunology
  • Urethritis / microbiology
  • Virulence Factors* / chemistry
  • Virulence Factors* / genetics
  • Virulence Factors* / immunology
  • Virulence Factors* / metabolism

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Virulence Factors
  • OMPA outer membrane proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FN552013
  • GENBANK/FN552014
  • GENBANK/FN552015
  • GENBANK/FN552016