Identification of the major t-cell antigens present in the Brucella melitensis B115 protein preparation, Brucellergene OCB

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 801-806

  Denoel, P A ^a   Vo, T K O ^a   Weynants, V E ^a   Tibor, A ^a   Gilson, D ^a   Zygmunt, M S ^b   Limet, J N ^a   Letesson, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030883033     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-9-801     Document Type: Article

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