Pneumocystis carinii host origin defines the antibody specificity and protective response induced by immunization

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1322-1326

  Gigliotti, Francis ^a   Harmsen, Allen G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030774253     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514128     Document Type: Article

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