Identification and purification of specific Penicillium marneffei antigens and their recognition by human immune sera

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 949-954

  Jeavons, L ^a   Hamilton, A J ^a   Vanittanakom, N ^b   Ungpakorn, R ^c   Evans, E G V ^d   Sirisanthana, T ^b   Hay, R J ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Institute of Dermatology Thailand   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI;

EID: 0031944519     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.4.949-954.1998     Document Type: Article

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