Immunological response to the Brucella abortus GroEL homolog

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4396-4400

  Lin, Jyhshiun ^a,b   Adams, L Garry ^a   Ficht, Thomas A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Swine Research Institute of Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONIN;

ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CATTLE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029847267     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.4396-4400.1996     Document Type: Article

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