Characterization of the nucleotide sequence of the groE operon encoding heat shock proteins chaperone-60 and -10 of Francisella tularensis and determination of the T-cell response to the proteins in individuals vaccinated with F. tularensis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1824-1829

  Ericsson, Mats ^a   Golovliov, Igor ^a,b   Sandström, Gunnar ^a,b   Tärnvik, Arne ^a   Sjöstedt, Anders ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VACCINE;

ADULT; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TULAREMIA;

EID: 0030987050     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.5.1824-1829.1997     Document Type: Article

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