Characterisation of murine monoclonal antibodies recognising opsonic, mouse-protective, chaining and mucosally relevant epitopes on the M protein of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 76-81

  Timoney, J F ^a   Guan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; MURINAE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CARRIER PROTEIN; EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCAL M PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0029691093     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(96)90136-8     Document Type: Article

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