Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of the WI-1 adhesin of Blastomyces dermatitidis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5443-5449

  Wüthrich, Marcel ^b   Chang, Wun Ling ^b   Klein, Bruce S ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROTECTION; HELPER CELL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032438166     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5443-5449.1998     Document Type: Article

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