Western immunoblot analysis of the antigens of Haemobartonella felis with sera from experimentally infected cats

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1474-1479

  Alleman, A Rick ^a   Pate, Melanie G ^a   Harvey, John W ^a   Gaskin, Jack M ^a   Barbet, Anthony F ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SPLENECTOMY;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS; FELIS CATUS; HAEMOBARTONELLA FELIS; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0032894744     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.5.1474-1479.1999     Document Type: Article

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