Acanthamoeba castellanii: Characterization of an adhesin molecule

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-169

  Kennett, Mary J ^a   Hook Jr , Reuel R ^a   Franklin, Craig L ^a   Riley, Lela K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Adhesin; Ameba; Monoclonal antibodies; Surface membrane molecules

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHIONINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PERIODATE SODIUM;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRICETINAE; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032813870     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1999.4417     Document Type: Article

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