Hypoderma lineatum: Expression of enzymatically active hypodermin C in Escherichia coli and its use for the immunodiagnosis of hypodermosis

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-19

  Casais, Rosa ^a   Alonso, José M Martín ^a   Boga, José A ^a   Parra, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collagenase, EC 3.4.21.49; ELISA; GST, glutathione S transferase; HC, hypodermin C; HL1, first instar larvae; Hypoderma lineatum; Hypodermin C; Hypodermosis; Insecta; MHC, mature hypodermin C; PAGE, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; PBS, phosphate buffered saline; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; RT, reverse transcription

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; HYPODERMA LINEATUM; INSECTA;

EID: 0031722369     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4302     Document Type: Article

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