Detection of the phosphorylcholine epitope in streptococci, Haemophilus and pathogenic Neisseriae by immunoblotting

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 321-329

  Kolberg, Jan ^a   Høiby, E Arne ^a   Jantzen, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Haemophilus influenzae; Lipopolysaccharide; Lipoteichoic acid; Phosphorylcholine; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; EPITOPE MAPPING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MURINAE; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIACEAE; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030969856     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0114     Document Type: Article

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