Isolation of the cDNA encoding a dense granule associated antigen (NCDG2) of Neospora caninum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Liddell, Susan ^a   Lally, Nicola C ^a   Jenkins, Mark C ^a   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

cDNA sequence; Dense granule antigen; NCDG2; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DENSE BODY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE ISOLATION; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 0032523736     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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