Antigenic and genetic characterization of Legionella proteins: Contribution to taxonomy, diagnosis and pathogenesis

APMIS, Supplement

Volumn 105, Issue 70, 1997, Pages 5-53

  Bangsborg, Jette Marie ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EPITOPE; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LEGIONELLACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0030815993     PISSN: 0903465X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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