Cell wall antigens of Pneumocystis carinii trophozoites and cysts: Purification and carbohydrate analysis of these glycoproteins

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 334-343

  De Stefano, Jamie A ^a   Myers, John D ^a   Du Pont, David ^b   Foy, Jillana M ^c   Theus, Sue A ^c   Walzer, Peter D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical analysis; Developmental stages; Opportunistic pathogen; Structure

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN STRUCTURE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL WALL; CONCANAVALIN A; CYANOGEN BROMIDE; GALACTOSE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GLUCOSE; GLYCOPEPTIDE N GLYCOSIDASE F; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSYLATION; MANNOSE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TROPHOZOITE; XYLOSE; ZYMOLYASE;

MAMMALIA; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 0032077406     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb04545.x     Document Type: Article

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