Antigenic Analyses of Cilia-Associated Respiratory (CAR) Bacillus Isolates by Use of Monoclonal Antibodies

Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 234-239

  Hook Jr , Reuel R ^a   Franklin, Craig L ^a   Riley, Lela K ^a   Livingston, Beth A ^a   Besch Williford, Cynthia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CILIA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RABBITS; RATS; RODENT DISEASES;

EID: 0031926558     PISSN: 00236764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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