Mycobactericidal activity of human natural, monoclonal, and recombinant yeast killer toxin-like antibodies

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 807-811

  Conti, Stefania ^b   Fanti, Franco ^b   Magliani, Walter ^b   Gerloni, Mara ^b   Bertolotti, Daniela ^b   Salati, Antonella ^b   Cassone, Antonio ^b   Polonelli, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 0031886785     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517815     Document Type: Article

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