Serodiagnosis of listeriosis based upon detection of antibodies against recombinant truncated forms of listeriolysin O

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1391-1395

  Gholizadeh, Yasmine ^a   Poyart, Claire ^a   Juvin, Manette ^a   Beretti, Jean Luc ^a   Croizé, Jacques ^b   Berche, Patrick ^a   Gaillard, Jean Louis ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; ANTILISTERIOLYSIN; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; DNA FRAGMENT; LISTERIOLYSIN; MALTOSE; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LISTERIOSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029899940     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.6.1391-1395.1996     Document Type: Article

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