Mapping and serodiagnostic application of a dominant epitope within the human herpesvirus 8 ORF 65-encoded protein

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1574-1577

  Pau, Chou Pong ^a   Lam, Lee L ^a   Spira, Thomas J ^a   Black, Jodi B ^b   Stewart, John A ^b   Pellett, Philip E ^b   Respess, Richard A ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; KAPOSI SARCOMA; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA VIRUSES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8;

EID: 0031956186     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.6.1574-1577.1998     Document Type: Article

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