Antigenic epitope mapping of the M24 protein of Streptococcus pyogenes: Implications for serodiagnosis of rheumatic fever

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 267-271

  Norton, Robert E ^a   Heuzenroeder, Michael ^b   Manning, Paul A ^c  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

enzyme immunoassay; epitope; M24 protein; peptide; rheumatic fever

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SERODIAGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SEROLOGIC TESTS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0030608459     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(96)00093-4     Document Type: Article

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