Western immunoblot analysis of protein antigens of Penicillium marneffei

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-131

  Vanittanakom, N ^a   Mekaprateep, M ^a   Sittisombut, N ^a   Supparatpinyo, K ^a   Kanjanasthiti, P ^a   Nelson, K E ^b   Sirisanthana, T ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Penicillium marneffei; Protein antigens; Western immunoblot

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI;

EID: 0030898372     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780001011     Document Type: Article

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