Fermentation, purification, and characterization of protective antigen from a recombinant, avirulent strain of Bacillus anthracis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 982-991

  Farchaus, J W ^a   Ribot, W J ^a   Jendrek, S ^a   Little, S F ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; EDEMA TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; LETHAL TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHRAX; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PURIFICATION;

EID: 0031910883     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.3.982-991.1998     Document Type: Article

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