Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against the hemolysin BL enterotoxin complex produced by Bacillus cereus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4470-4474

  Dietrich, R ^a   Fella, C ^a   Strich, S ^a   Martlbauer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CROSS REACTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HYBRIDOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS CEREUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032857341     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.10.4470-4474.1999     Document Type: Article

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