Distribution of immunogenic epitopes on the two major immunodominant proteins (rOmpA and rOmpB) of Rickettsia conorii among the other rickettsiae of the spotted fever group

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 753-763

  Xu, Wenbin ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EPITOPE;

ARTICLE; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; IMMUNOGENETICS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII;

EID: 0030825962     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.6.753-763.1997     Document Type: Article

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