Characterization of the Aspergillus nidulans aspnd1 gene demonstrates that the ASPND1 antigen, which it encodes, and several Aspergillus fumigatus immunodominant antigens belong to the same family

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1335-1344

  Calera, J A ^a   Ovejero, M C ^a   Lopez Medrano R ^a   Segurado, M ^a   Puente, P ^a   Leal, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031003617     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.4.1335-1344.1997     Document Type: Article

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