Identification of surface-exposed linear B-cell epitopes of the nonfimbrial adhesin CS31A of Escherichia coli by using overlapping peptides and antipeptide antibodies

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3555-3564

  Méchin, Marie Claire ^a,b   Rousset, Elodie ^a,c   Girardeau, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELL POLARITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0029822504     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3555-3564.1996     Document Type: Article

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