Regions of Yersinia pestis V antigen that contribute to protection against plague identified by passive and active immunization

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4476-4482

  Hill, Jim ^a   Leary, Sophie E C ^a   Griffin, Kate F ^a   Diane Williamson, E ^a   Titball, Richard W ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; DNA; EPITOPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGENICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0030777667     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.11.4476-4482.1997     Document Type: Article

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