George S. Vernikos

Meningococcal Genetic Variation Mechanisms Viewed through Comparative Analysis of Serogroup C Strain FAM18 (2007)

Stephen D. Bentley, George S. Vernikos, Carol Churcher, Claire Arrowsmith, Tracey Chillingworth, ...

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis is commonly found harmlessly colonising the mucosal surfaces of the human nasopharynx. Occasionally strains can invade host tissues causing septicaemia and...

Meningococcal genetic variation mechanisms viewed through comparative analysis of serogroup C strain FAM18 (2007)

Bentley, Stephen D., Vernikos, George S., Snyder, Lori A. S., Churcher, Carol, Arrowsmith, Claire, Chillingworth, Tracey, ...

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis is commonly found harmlessly colonising the mucosal surfaces of the human nasopharynx. Occasionally strains can invade host tissues causing septicaemia and...

Identification of the ancestral killer immunoglobulin-like receptor gene in primates (2006)

Sambrook, Jennifer G, Bashirova, Arman, Andersen, Hanne, Piatak, Mike, Vernikos, George S, Coggill, Penny, ...

Abstract Background Killer Immunoglobulin-like Receptors (KIR) are essential immuno-surveillance molecules. They are expressed on natural killer and T cells, and interact with human leukocyte...

Meningococcal Genetic Variation Mechanisms Viewed through Comparative Analysis of Serogroup C Strain FAM18

Bentley, Stephen D, Vernikos, George S, Snyder, Lori A. S, Churcher, Carol, Arrowsmith, Claire, Chillingworth, Tracey, ...

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis is commonly found harmlessly colonising the mucosal surfaces of the human nasopharynx. Occasionally strains can invade host tissues causing septicaemia and...