Protective effect against Rhodococcus equi infection in mice of IgG purified from horses vaccinated with virulence associated protein (VapA)- enriched antigens

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 187-192

  Fernandez, A S ^a   Prescott, J F ^b   Nicholson, V M ^b  

^a National University of the Center of Buenos Aires Province   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunization; Mouse model; Rhodococcus equi; Virulence associated protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE DISEASE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; VACCINATION;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; DETERGENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INDOMETHACIN; LIPOPROTEINS; MICE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0030795248     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00087-4     Document Type: Article

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