Identification of a microsporidian polar tube protein reactive monoclonal antibody

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-31

  Keohane, Elaine M ^a   Takvorian, Peter M ^a   Cali, Ann ^a   Tanowitz, Herbert B ^b   Wittner, Murray ^b   Weiss, Louis M ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glugea americanus; Immunogold electron microscopy; Microspora; Microsporidia; Polar filament

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROSPORIDA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MICROSPORIDA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0029685616     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1996.tb02468.x     Document Type: Article

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