Detection of Clostridium novyi type B α toxin by cell culture systems

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-280

  Borrmann, Erika ^a   Schulze, Frank ^a  

^a Fed Inst Hlth Protect C   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha toxin; Cell culture; Clostridium novyi; Detection

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; ANTITOXIN; BROMINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; EMBRYO CELL; GAS GANGRENE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CELL; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHO CELLS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CRICETINAE; DOGS; MACACA MULATTA; MICE; RATS; SHEEP; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0032774021     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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