Erratum: Expression of Concern: Production of Monoclonal Antibodies against Rickettsia massiliae and Their Use in Antigenic and Epidemiological Studies (J Clin Microbiol (1997) 35 (1715-1721) DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.7.1715-1721.1997);Production of monoclonal antibodies against Rickettsia massiliae and their use in antigenic and epidemiological studies

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1715-1721

  Xu, Wenbin ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TICK;

EID: 0031006095     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00856-23     Document Type: Erratum

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