Antigenic characterization of mycobacteria from South American wild seals

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 293-299

  Alito, A ^b   Romano, M I ^a   Bigi, F ^a   Zumarraga M ^a   Cataldi, A ^a  

^a Instituto de Biotecnología   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Patobiología   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antigen; Mycobacterium spp; Seal; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; SEAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SEALS, EARLESS; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MAMMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AFRICANUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHOCIDAE; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032888375     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00107-8     Document Type: Article

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