Production of specific monoclonal antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei and their diagnostic application

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-47

  Pongsunk, Supinya ^a,b   Ekpo, Pattama ^a,b   Dharakul, Tararaj ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYBRIDOMA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

AGGLUTINATION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MICE; RABBITS;

EID: 0030418721     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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