Naturally-occurring human serum antibodies to inner core lipopolysaccharide epitopes of Neisseria meningitidis protect against invasive meningococcal disease caused by isolates displaying homologous inner core structures.
Jäkel A, Plested JS, Hoe JC, Makepeace K, Gidney MA, Lacelle S, St Michael F, Cox AD, Richards JC, Moxon ER.
Vaccine · research support, non-u.s. gov't; research support, u.s. gov't, non-p.h.s.; journal article · DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.09.041