Expression of Chlamydia psittaci- and human immunodeficiency virus- derived antigens on the cell surface of Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 as fusions to BspA

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 5486-5489

  Turner, Mark S ^a   Giffard, Philip M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; REAGENT; VACCINE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL SURFACE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032831836     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.10.5486-5489.1999     Document Type: Article

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